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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.
Healthcare: Fidelity versus Polar Capital
As part of FSA’s head-to-head series, we compare the Fidelity Sustainable Healthcare fund and the Polar Capital Biotechnology fund.
Lazard AM hires director of China sales
Ada Zhang will lead the firm’s business development strategy in mainland China alongside Ken Fan.
Franklin Templeton partners with OCBC on distribution of income fund
The new class Q shares come with a 0% initial sales charge and are available in both US dollars and Singapore dollars.
BNP Paribas WM appoints head of investment funds advisory
Adrien Lalau has rejoined BNP Paribas Wealth Management having spent the past six years with the bank’s asset management division.
SCB-Julius Baer appoints deputy CEO
Adrian Mazenauer will retain his existing role as head of wealth management at the joint venture.
T Rowe Price strengthens institutional team
Jeffrey Jeon has joined T Rowe Price as senior director for institutional distribution for Korea, based in Hong Kong.
abrdn: Not allocating to EM bonds represents a ‘lost opportunity’
Pongtharin Sapayanon, head of fixed income and asset allocation at abrdn Investments (Thailand), explains why the Short-Dated Enhanced Income strategy favours emerging market debt.
Janus Henderson: Headwinds are becoming tailwinds in listed real estate
Andy Cox, equity investment specialist at Janus Henderson, explains why the shift in interest rates bodes well for listed real estate.
M&G’s Samarth: Taking a contrarian approach to Japan
As part of a new initiative, FSA is talking to market participants about key trends that shape fund selection. This week, Gautam Samarth, deputy fund manager for the M&G Episode Macro strategy, explains why he is taking a contrarian approach to the Japanese yen.
