Jadewell Family Office gets type 4 and 9 licences
The Hong Kong-based family office was launched by former Morgan Stanley banker Ann Yu earlier this year.
PGIM Investments hires head of Southeast Asia
The new appointee will lead the wholesale distribution of the firm’s investment strategies in Southeast Asia.
Survey: Hong Kong’s aggressive investors
Meanwhile, wealth managers struggle with regulatory overload.
HSBC GPB taps Lombard Odier for desk head
The veteran wealth management banker will be desk head for Singapore.
Schroders: Asia wealth managers gorge on private markets
Financial advisers and wealth managers in Asia are seeing private markets allocation rise in response to shifting market dynamics.
TRP appoints Apac consultant relations head
The internal promotion will also join T Rowe Price’s Apac distribution leadership team.
First Sentier promotes Apac distribution head to global role
Lauren Prendiville has been appointed global head of distribution and marketing, effective 1 January.
Fulcrum Asset Management is mulling a HK or Singapore office
The London-headquartered $8bn macro-specialist investment manager is looking to expand its presence in Asia.
Standard Chartered hires head of wealth planning and family advisory for Singapore
Derek Too previously worked at UBS, Societe Generale and HSBC.
Invesco signs partnership with multi-family office
Multi-family office Tabono Capital has announced a partnership with Invesco to help serve ultra-high-net-worth clients.
Barclays plans PB booking centre in Singapore
The booking centre will support the growth of its Asian ultra high net worth and global family office clients, said the UK bank.
Japanese small caps: Too many cooks
Japan has twice as many listed companies as the world’s largest equity market, and the TSE aims to cut the dead wood.
Lion GI partners with China Merchants FM for ETF launch
The new ETF will list on SGX in December and also a feeder ETF on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by March 2025.
Indosuez WM’s De Boer on a ‘transformational acquisition’
The purchase of Degroof Petercam has boosted assets and broadened the scale of the wealth manager’s products and services.
AllianzGI appoints CIO for Asia Pacific
Allianz Global Investors has hired Wilfred Sit as equity CIO for Asia Pacific from Hang Seng Investment Management.
William Blair launches small-mid cap fund in Taiwan
The William Blair Small-Mid Cap Growth SICAV fund invests in high-quality, US small and mid-cap growth companies.
Will bond yields stay higher for longer?
The rising likelihood of ‘higher for longer’ rates could make income assets more appealing.
Alternatives manager RAM launches two SFC‐authorised retail funds
The two funds are the RAM Hong Kong Government Bond fund and the RAM Income fund.
KGI appoints Asia CIO
Cusson Leung has worked at major financial institutions including Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch.
Ruffer: China equities could be ‘the best contrarian allocation’
The British boutique asset manager known for focusing on capital preservation has turned bullish on Chinese equities.
UOB’s Low joins AIA IM as head of funds selection
Ernest Low was most recently head of regional funds at UOB.
LGT buys CBA’s personal advice business
The transaction is expected to close by mid-2025.
Capital Group appoints MD for Apac global financial institutions
Marketa Dvorak was most recently head of southeast Asia for the global wealth management group at Wellington Management.
AXA IM: Chinese equities are not cheap anymore
Macroeconomic challenges still persist in China and need to be addressed, according to AXA IM’s Asia chief investment officer Ecaterina Bigos.
Asia markets brace for higher tariffs
The resilience of Asian domestic economies could withstand higher trade tariffs, say market strategists.