Lombard Odier Investment Managers has appointed Jean-Louis Nakamura chief investment officer for the Asia Pacific region, as it continues to develop its business there.

Lombard Odier Investment Managers has appointed Jean-Louis Nakamura chief investment officer for the Asia Pacific region, as it continues to develop its business there.
Old Mutual Global Investors has beefed up its Hong Kong based Asian distribution team and has further plans to further boost the sales team during the year.
Neuberger Berman has expanded its fund range in Asia, making 11 funds available to the retail market in Hong Kong and a further three available in Singapore.
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia, a subsidiary of BlackRock, has received its first renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) license from the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
The financial regulators of Hong Kong and China are working on a deal which will allow investors in both countries to participate in each other’s stock markets.
JP Morgan Asset Management has introduced a share class hedged to the renminbi for the JPMorgan Multi Income Fund.
Asset managers should not focus on fund performance as the only parameter to feature into a fund selector’s buy list as investment philosophy and investment process are also ranked high by gatekeepers in Asia, revealed a Cerulli report.
Asian asset managers are increasingly looking for new distribution channels to boost their mutual fund sales, even as banks and securities houses dominate the distribution landscape in the region, according to a report from Cerulli.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai governments are exploring ways to deepen the financial ties between the two cities, including strengthening links in financial services and products.
Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation has made an offer to acquire Hong Kong-based Wing Hang Bank to expand its business in North Asia.
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