Clement Chong, Benedict Phua and Jamie Tay have all recently joined the asset management arm of Prudential.
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.
Will macro funds continue to shine in 2023?
2022 was the year when macro shined as most other strategies failed. What are the chances that lightning will strike twice in 2023?
ADDX launches tokenised version of global macro hedge fund
Well-known hedge fund manager Chua Soon Hock has launched a tokenised version of his Asia Genesis Macro Fund.
BNPP AM appoints Malaysia CEO
Daniel Choong was most recently managing director and head of distribution for abrdn Malaysia.
Morningstar appoints director of manager research for Asia
Germaine Share was previously director of manager research at Morningstar.
Credit Suisse’s Singapore fund solutions head leaves
Jun Lin Tan joined Credit Suisse in 2015 from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Family office Tsangs Group opens outpost in Singapore
Tsangs Group has also appointed Daisy Ha as chief executive of the Singapore office.
UBP: hedge funds and bonds ‘front and centre’ in 2023
UBP picks hedge funds and fixed income to shine in 2023.
JP Morgan gets nod to acquire fund business in China
JP Morgan Asset Management gets the nod to complete its acquisition of China International Fund Management.
Happy Chinese New Year!
Best wishes from Fund Selector Asia.