
abrdn hires Hong Kong head of wholesale distribution
Tina Tong joins the asset manager from Matthews Asia.

BlackRock loses flagship China fund manager
Nicholas Chui has left BlackRock to pursue other opportunities, a spokesperson for the company said.

Credit Suisse replaces Malaysia and Indonesia group head
Claude Harbonn is promoted to the role after Johanes Oeni’s departure.

Deutsche Bank names southeast Asia international private bank head
Johanes Oeni joins the German bank from Credit Suisse.

Global sustainable flows bounce back in Q4 but mixed bag for Asia
Assets in global sustainable funds hit nearly $2.5trn at end of 2022.

Calastone partners with WeLab Bank to automate funds transaction
Calastone’s tie-up with WeLab will help improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the bank’s digital wealth advisory services.

The FSA Spy market buzz – 27 January 2023
Change at AllianceBernstein, Schroders on China, delisting in Shanghai, mean reversion, HSBC’s ESG conumdrum, Vanguard’s flows, ARK vs Energy, Charles Dickens and much more.

BNPP AM appoints Malaysia CEO
Daniel Choong was most recently managing director and head of distribution for abrdn Malaysia.

Morningstar appoints director of manager research for Asia
Germaine Share was previously director of manager research at Morningstar.

Credit Suisse’s Singapore fund solutions head leaves
Jun Lin Tan joined Credit Suisse in 2015 from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Family office Tsangs Group opens outpost in Singapore
Tsangs Group has also appointed Daisy Ha as chief executive of the Singapore office.

JP Morgan gets nod to acquire fund business in China
JP Morgan Asset Management gets the nod to complete its acquisition of China International Fund Management.

The FSA Spy market buzz – 20 January 2023
Warm Lunar New Year wishes, musings on water rabbits, Virtus Investment Partners hires, US yield curve woes, Elon Musk vs World Economic Forum and much more.