Henry Chui also recently joined to head up the Asia team.
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.
Inflation the top concern among APAC HNWIs
Lombard Odier study also finds that Asia Pacific HNWIs are lukewarm on cryptocurrencies.
Aviva hires from Franklin Templeton for Asia head role
Richard Surrency most recently led Franklin Templeton’s private markets and alternatives business in Asia.
Citi unveils first ever global wealth centre in Hong Kong
The US bank officially unveiled the new centre in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district yesterday.
Raffles FO invests in fintech firm
Raffles Family Office has acquired a stake in Singapore-based fintech firm Lightnet Group.
Fidelity appoints southeast Asia and Singapore country head
Sabrina Gan is a 20-year veteran and has also worked at BlackRock and Schroders.
LaSalle Investment Management appoints head of renminbi strategy
Matthew Jianguo Yao joins from PGIM, where he spent just a year.
Asia sustainable fund inflows fall
Net inflows into Asia ex-Japan sustainable funds down on the previous quarter, the latest Morningstar data show.
Nakamura leaves Lombard Odier
A spokesperson confirms to FSA that Jean-Louis Nakamura has left the Swiss bank.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Allianz versus Schroders
FSA compares two equities products: the Allianz Global Equity Growth Fund and the Schroder ISF Global Sustainable Growth Fund.
