Manulife Asset Management has appointed Endre Pederson as senior managing director of its Singapore based Asian fixed income team, as it makes the country the hub for its ASEAN operations.

Manulife Asset Management has appointed Endre Pederson as senior managing director of its Singapore based Asian fixed income team, as it makes the country the hub for its ASEAN operations.
The financial regulators of Hong Kong and China are working on a deal which will allow investors in both countries to participate in each other’s stock markets.
Malaysia’s RHB Asset Management has launched an Islamic balanced fund that will invest in Shariah-compliant equities and fixed income securities in the Asia Pacific region.
HFT Investment Management is planning to launch a renminbi money market fund into Hong Kong later this month.
JP Morgan Asset Management has introduced a share class hedged to the renminbi for the JPMorgan Multi Income Fund.
In a major reshuffle of top management portfolios, BlackRock has announced that it has appointed Ryan Stork as head of its Asia Pacific operations effective from 1 June.
Asset managers should not focus on fund performance as the only parameter to feature into a fund selector’s buy list as investment philosophy and investment process are also ranked high by gatekeepers in Asia, revealed a Cerulli report.
AmInvest has opened a feeder fund which will allow Malaysian high net worth investors to access BlackRocks Global Multi-Asset Income Fund.
Australian fund house AMP Capital has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform with two new funds catering to UK and European institutional investors.
Alquity Investment Management has launched three Luxembourg-domiciled funds, expanding its investment reach into Latin America, Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
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