The Asia-Pacific was the fastest growing region in 2014 for high-net-worth individuals, those with $1m investable assets.
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Mercer makes senior appointments in Asia Pacific
Mercer, the global HR and financial services consulting firm, said it has appointed Francis Goh as country leader for Singapore, joining the company from Microsoft Consulting Services, where he held dual roles as GM, head of sales, and ASEAN market leader.
RWC Partners broadens EM offering
RWC Partners has broadened its emerging markets offering into the UCITS space with the unveiling of a long-only equities vehicle.
ANALYSIS: Nothing to fear from the ‘rise of robo-advice’
Journalists love conflict. It sells newspapers, gets people tuning in to radio and TV, and is the reason why we are so quick to frame something as a battle between two diametrically opposed sides.
Paulson: Alpha through M&A arbitrage
Having a toolkit broader than pure arbitrage and pure spread deals can add alpha throughout the cycle for merger arbitrage funds, said Lawrence Jones, managing director and head of Paulson Asia, an affiliate of Schroders.
Mirae hires four analysts in the US
Mirae Asset Global Investments has hired four analysts as the South Korean firm expands its global equity research team in the US.
The FSA Spy Market Buzz – 11 Sept 2015
Mandates are all the rage at UBS; new advertising from Pictet, BNP Paribas and Nikko; fund discounts at OCBC; speculation at Stan Chartered; successful fund managers under 40 and much more.
Mixed asset sees huge capital inflows
In Asia, first half figures from Strategic Insight show $192bn flowed into mixed asset funds and total new net flows doubled compared to the same period last year.
Jupiter’s Pearson replaces Chatfeild-Roberts as CIO
Jupiter Asset Management’s Stephen Pearson has succeeded John Chatfeild-Roberts as chief investment officer.
Amundi AM enters Malaysia with feeder funds
Amundi Asset Management announced its entry into the Malaysian market with the launch of two wholesale feeder funds – the Amundi Bond Global Aggregate Fund and the Amundi International Fund. These feeder funds track the Amundi Funds Bond Global Aggregate and First Eagle Amundi International Fund.
