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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.
HSBC strengthens Singapore private bank
Caroline Bong was most recently senior director and head of credit structuring for Singapore at Indosuez Wealth Management.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: E Fund Management versus Franklin Templeton
FSA compares two China funds: the E Fund Kexiang fund and the Franklin Sealand China Prospect Fund A CNY fund.
Crypto futures ETFs in Hong Kong get off to tepid start
The launch is part of broader plans to transform Hong Kong into a virtual assets trading hub.
UBS closes tokenised debt transaction
The transaction is among the first ever global blockchain-based transactions involving multiple jurisdictions, UBS said.
Julius Baer’s southeast Asia private banking head leaves
Jason Moo was also branch manager for Singapore.
Multi-family office Farro Capital continues raid on Bank of Singapore
Jocelyn Gian and Desiyanny Setiawan are only the latest hires to come from Bank of Singapore.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Goldman Sachs versus Invesco
FSA compares two emerging market funds: the Invesco China Focus Equity fund and the Goldman Sachs India Equity Portfolio fund.
PineBridge appoints head of institutional sales for southeast Asia
Glenn Tan was most recently with Nikko Asset Management.
RBC WM’s head of Asia sales steps down
Nick Chan spent just a year in the role at RBC Wealth Management.
