According to the joint circular, intermediaries may apply a streamlined approach when dealing with SPIs.
Author Archives: Thomas Blott
Originally from the UK, Thomas is a financial journalist with over 10 years’ experience including nine in Asia. He began his career at Euromoney Institutional Investor, completing the graduate scheme and going on to establish the Asia bureau for IJGlobal, the world’s foremost source of intelligence on the project finance market. After a stint at KPMG, he joined International Financing Review, which was originally owned by Thomson Reuters and later Refinitiv, where he managed the people & markets section in Asia. He joined Bonhill Group as regional editor for Asia in 2022, which includes oversight of Fund Selector Asia. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge. Connect with him on LinkedIn here.
High yield remains a ‘concern’ for Janus Henderson’s Blackbourn
Janus Henderson’s Oliver Blackbourn also discusses why adding duration makes sense right now.
T Rowe Price appoints ESG investment specialist for Apac
Caroline Ramscar was most recently the London-based head of sustainability solutions at Legal & General.
Vanguard hit with greenwashing lawsuit in Australia
Vanguard is alleged to have misled the public over its Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) fund.
BlackRock enters Indian asset management industry with JFS JV
The new JV will begin operations once regulatory sign-off is achieved.
It is only ‘halftime’ in the battle between EM and DM stocks – Vontobel
Although developed markets shone in the first half, the second half of the year may be different.
Align private market investment strategies with long-term trends – Schroders
Schroders’ Nils Rode favours a selective approach when it comes to investing in private markets.
BlackRock hires duo to build out greater China, Singapore offering
Mandy Lui is due to join the investment manager in mid-August in Hong Kong, while Dennis Quah joins today in Singapore.
PineBridge ‘not surprised’ by China’s fading reopening
PineBridge’s Hani Redha explains why fading momentum from China’s reopening is not a major concern.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Eastspring Investments versus JP Morgan
FSA compares the Eastspring Investments Unit Trusts Singapore Asean Equity fund and the JP Morgan Asean Equity fund.