Hong Kong’s combined fund management business rose 10.5% last year to reach a record high of HK$17.68bn ($2.2bn), with a strong contribution from global investors, according to an SFC survey report.
Tag: Asset Management
Jupiter is extending its UK orbit to Asia
The firm is largely unknown to retail investors outside its UK base, but client servicing, sales and marketing have expanded in Asia, and plans are underway for regionally-focused funds, said CEO Maarten Slendebroek.
Pioneer Investments, Santander AM to merge
The deal will create a holding company, named Pioneer Investments, with combined assets under management worth €400bn ($431.7bn). According to the deal, UniCredit and private equity firms (Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic) each will own a 50% stake in the holding company, which will in turn own 100% of Pioneer’s US business. For businesses outside […]
Rothschild appoints new head of China equities
Li replaces Xing Hu who left the group in March “to explore new professional opportunities”, the firm said. She will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Thomas Gerhardt, head of emerging equities and commodities. Philippe Uzan, CIO of long-only management at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (France), cited “the gradual opening up […]
Hong Kong to boost asset management skills
Hong Kong will allocate $12.9m in an effort to address an acute skills shortage in insurance, asset and wealth management services.
