Jeik Sohn has been appointed as the firm’s first investment specialist in Asia.
Tag: Asia
New online wealth management service in Singapore
A UK based online service which aims to help high net worth individuals find wealth management firms has been launched in Singapore.
Swan warns of bubbling in China
Some segments are trading at 80-100 times price-to-earnings and there are “signs of exuberance” in the domestic market, said Andrew Swan, BlackRock’s head of Asian equities.
China this week – Financial Markets Analysis
What the mainland press is talking about: One belt, one road is riddled with risk; QFII and RQFII approvals for May; Bank of China plans to launch small-mid cap A-shares fund.
Institutional investors on tail risk events
Institutional investors in Asia-Pacific are more concerned about tail risk events such as oil price shocks, new asset bubbles or geopolitical tensions compared to their global counterparts, according to a study by Allianz Global Investors.
Vanguard launches first S&P 500 ETF
Vanguard, which now has five ETFs in Hong Kong, said the total expense ratio (TER) of the new fund would be 0.25% annually, making it the lowest cost US equity ETF available in the special administrative region of China. “Today’s launch of the Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the Hong […]
RHB Islamic global developed market fund
The RHB Islamic Global Developed Markets Fund aims to offer capital growth by investing in Shariah-complaint companies listed in developed markets.
Hong Kong launches second sukuk
The government’ second Islamic bond offering has attracted $2bn in orders, mainly from private banks and fund managers in the Middle East and Asia.
Capital Group expands North Asia sales team
In Korea, Andrew Hwang joined the firm as a director of strategic solutions. Hwang was poached from Janus Capital, where he was responsible for non-Japan Asia business development. Prior to that, he had also worked with BNY Mellon Asset Management for product development and strategy in the region. In Taiwan, Berry Hsieh came over from […]
East Capital gets HK asset management license
The firm set up its Hong Kong office in 2007 and has been investing in Asia since 2010. “We have ambitious plans for further growth in the region as we see increasing interest for our Asian products from our global investor base,” said Karine Hirn, partner and co-founder of the firm. Hirn leads the Hong […]
