Bad boy investing; Tikehau’s Spac; Amundi’s not so passive ambition; Drawdown warnings; Blackrock’s breath-taking balance sheet; PBOC on fintech; American madness; advertising and much more.

Bad boy investing; Tikehau’s Spac; Amundi’s not so passive ambition; Drawdown warnings; Blackrock’s breath-taking balance sheet; PBOC on fintech; American madness; advertising and much more.
It helps the bank with its ‘strategic priority of being a leading wealth manager in Asia’.
Both inflows and AUM of the asset class have grown exponentially, according to a Cerulli Associates report.
Rising inflation in the post-pandemic world means that beta alone can’t deliver the returns investors want, according to JP Morgan Asset Management .
Asian equities will bounce back as countries in the region reopen, said the asset manager.
Britain is one of the “most secure jurisdictions in which to hold assets”.
A rule change in early 2021 opened up the China market to foreign insurers.
Neuberger Berman in China; T Rowe’s new bond funds; Franklin Templeton buys; DBS’s riskiness; Ninety One’s China history lesson; Financialization; Advertising from First Sentier; and much more.
Governance is a key issue in China’s financial services industry, according to Tricor’s CEO.
Rising inflation and supply chain disruption stemming from Covid-19 will lead to slower than expected growth in China in the short term, according to BNP Paribas.
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