The J.P. Morgan Apac general counsel succeeds Harshika Patel.
Tag: ASIFMA
FSA people moves (24 – 30 March 2021)
Robeco to expand onshore China business; Income Partners creates distribution head role; BNP Paribas Real Estate names Apac co-heads; and more.
Reports: Asia demand for green investments soars
Portfolio diversification benefits and better financial returns are driving allocations to sustainable assets, supported by a raft of regulatory initiatives, according to two separate reports.
In case you missed it (8 June 2018)
Macquarie IM names new Asia head, Schroders poaches Capital Group’s Asia marketing head; Evestment reveals most viewed funds in May; MAS wants “plain English” in sales forms; Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi enter fintech agreement, as did Singapore and India; and more…
Is seeding funds a way to improve China distribution?
China should allow foreign firms to seed their own onshore funds via QFII quota, giving potential mainland clients the confidence to invest, said Eugenie Shen, head of the asset management group at industry association Asifma.
Bond Connect still in ‘beta testing’
The slow development of Bond Connect and muted investor interest may delay the inclusion of Chinese bonds in global indices, according to industry sources.
Citi PB: Making it on the focus list is difficult
A majority of client assets go to just a handful of funds that are marketed by private banks at a given point in time, according to Roger Bacon, Citi Private Bank’s head of investments for Asia-Pacific.
Foreign investor concerns brought to China regulators
Recommendations on issues such as repatriating profits and hedging tools were handed to China by the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA).
Survey: international investors eye high quality onshore bonds
Half of global investors already have some allocation to China onshore bonds, and another 33% are considering doing so in the coming 12 months, according to results from an Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) survey.
