A new head for RBC Investment Management in Asia, State Street raises assets in Thailand, Julius Baer and UBS disagree on Japan, GAM gets inactive, pain for Pimco, SLI, Columbia Threadneedle and Jupiter are on the streets and much more!
Category: News
Henderson hires from two rivals to grow Asian team
Henderson Global Investors (Henderson) has hired two portfolio managers from rival firms Lloyd George Management and Franklin Templeton, in line with its strategy to grow its Asia ex-Japan equity products.
Chinese ETFs see unprecedented capital inflows
While money market ETFs are losing their attractiveness due to near zero interest rates in most parts of the world, they are popular in China as the recent stock rout has investors turning to fixed-income products for safety.
T.Rowe Price names veteran new Asian head of intermediary sales
T.Rowe Price has appointed Elsie Chan as its Asian head of intermediary sales (ex-Japan, ex-Australia).
Update: Cayman court’s first valuation verdict on minority side
East Capital, a Sweden-based asset manager, specialising in emerging and frontier markets, said it won a landmark case in the Cayman Islands defending the rights of minority shareholders.
HK SFC chairman re-appointed
Carlson Tong has been reappointed as the chairman of the Hong Kong securities regulator for a second term of three years.
Pioneer: Japan likely to resume QE in last two months 2015
The Japanese prime minister’s slumping approval rate and grim Q2 GDP data is likely to push the Bank of Japan to resume monetary easing before the end of this year, Pioneer Investments said in a research note.
Amundi AM appoints Ho as CIO, deputy CEO
Amundi Asset Management revealed this week that it has appointed Anthony Ho as CIO Asia ex-Japan Equities and deputy CEO of Amundi Hong Kong.
Pension funds looking overseas for solutions
Pension funds around the world are increasingly looking beyond their borders to address their investment needs, a report by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry revealed.
Top five mistakes investors are making
Investors should avoid making sudden changes to their portfolios in the next few months, financial advisors said in a recent survey by Natixis Global Asset Management.
