Barclays appoints Asia Private Bank head
Wee Yee-Yong joins Barclays from Morgan Stanley.
Fixed Income
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Artemis’s Snowden: Should bond investors avoid the hyperscalers?
Head of fixed income explains why he prefers a software provider and data centre company.
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Equity overweight surges to highest level since 2021 in BofA survey
Investors have continued to push positions in tech stocks, emerging markets and North America, while cash hits a new low.
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Pimco: Credit investors can find yield without sacrificing liquidity
Active selection and global diversification can help investors capture attractive credit yields while maintaining quality and flexibility as AI-related issuance reshapes markets, says Sonali Pier.
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BlackRock: Government bonds provide less ballast but more income
AI investments, supply shocks and heavy government borrowing are accelerating a repricing of long-term rates, according to BlackRock’s Investment Institute.
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Franklin Templeton sees $18bn of inflows as assets hit record high
Franklin Templeton’s asset under management hit an all all-time high of $1.8trn on the back of strong equity markets and inflows into alternatives and ETFs.
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Amundi names head of North Asia (ex-Japan) fixed income
Ray Jian will also retain his role as head of emerging markets debt aggregate strategies
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Standard Chartered partners with BlackRock on Apac multi-asset fund launch
BlackRock will act as the sub-manager for an Asia Pacific multi-asset fund launched under Standard Chartered’s VCC platform.
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T. Rowe Price: Tech giants are offering up opportunities for yield
The AI build-out won’t be derailed by higher oil prices as US tech maintains capex plans.
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Nomura AM: Corporate Asia has best financial health in years
Asian investment grade credit is better prepared for the energy fallout than in previous years, according to Nomura Asset Management’s head of fixed income, Simon Tan.
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PGIM: public and private credit should be managed together in portfolios
The credit ecosystem in which the old lines of demarcation are becoming obsolete, argues John Vibert, head of credit at PGIM.
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Capital Group favours high yield and sees solid economic growth driven by AI
Tight credit spreads are not a concern, according to Capital Group fixed income portfolio manager Damien McCann.
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EXCLUSIVE: HSBC AM’s head of Asia fixed income departs
Alfred Mui, HSBC AM’s head of Asia fixed income has left the firm to pursue other opportunities.
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Aberdeen Investments partners with CCB to distribute short dated income fund in Hong Kong
China Construction Bank (Asia) will distribute the abrdn SICAV I – Short Dated Enhanced Income Fund in Hong Kong.
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Schroders: shift parked cash into short-dated bonds
Short-dated bonds combine historically high yields with a low level of interest rate risk, says James Ringer, fixed income portfolio manager at Schroders.
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Allspring GI buys fixed income team
Allspring Global Investment has agreed to buy the investment team of GIA Partners, LLC.
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Neuberger: Selectivity the source of fixed income alpha in 2026
As macro tailwinds fade, fixed income success in 2026 hinges on precision – selective bond picking to capture resilient income and avoid crowded risks.