Blackrock launching two MPF funds, Singapore’s UOB AM and T. Rowe Price rolling out a tech fund in Singapore; key APAC senior management changes at Australia’s AMP Capital; dwindling number of billionaires around the world; an institutional mandate for UK’s Prestige; Hong Kong and Singapore’s regulators penalising professionals for WeChat and spoofing; AIA names David Beckham as its global ambassador; NNIP’s positive outlook for Mongolia; etc…
Tag: Hong Kong
HK’s SFC freezes accounts in US Ponzi scheme
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained an interim court order to freeze bank accounts connected with a suspected $15m US Ponzi scheme that invested in Brazilian and African gold mines.
E Fund and Yuanta partner for inverse ETF
The two firms partnered to launch in Hong Kong an inverse ETF tracking the Hang Seng Index, following four other issuers.
In case you missed it – Company News
A new Asia CEO at JP Morgan Private Bank; a senior sales appointment and fund launch from BNPP IP; Northern Trust’s new Seoul branch; the expected launch of the Hong Kong-China Bond Connect this year; higher interest rates in Hong Kong; more fintech cooperation in Asia and a deceleration in investment momentum in Asia-Pacific’s private equity market…
Flood of L&I ETFs launch in Hong Kong
Cleared by the regulator, four firms moved quickly to launch a total of 16 leveraged and inverse (L&I) ETFs tracking the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprise Index.
SFC wants to widen definition of `professional investor’
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission is proposing to relax rules on determining whether a person is a HNW professional investor.
Video: The FSA Income Forum Hong Kong
We present a short video that highlights the FSA Income Forum, held on February 23 at the Island Shangri-La Hotel.
Distribution a challenge for ETFs in China
Fees and distribution, as well as investor education, are cited as the biggest hurdles for ETF sales in the mainland, said panelists at a Hong Kong Investment Funds Association event.
FSA Income Forum Hong Kong 2017
We present photo highlights from the FSA Income Forum in Hong Kong, held on February 23 at the Island Shangri-La Hotel.
Survey: RMs earn more in HK than Singapore
Front office private banking and wealth management professionals in Hong Kong are paid more than their Singapore counterparts, according to the Hays’ 2017 salary survey.
