iFast gathers; Eastspring’s new hire; Matthews Asia’s presidential sense; UBS’s CIO for a decade; Robeco tiptoes to Bitcoin; Singapore’s golf costs; CNBC’s duality; Advertising from Ninety-One and much more…

iFast gathers; Eastspring’s new hire; Matthews Asia’s presidential sense; UBS’s CIO for a decade; Robeco tiptoes to Bitcoin; Singapore’s golf costs; CNBC’s duality; Advertising from Ninety-One and much more…
The firm intends to focus on offering FOFs in China.
The Singapore-based fintech wealth management platform had a record value of products in custody last year, led by unit trust sales.
i-Fast’s China assets remain very small, but it intends to partner with more foreign players holding a private fund management (PFM) licence.
Singapore-headquartered i-Fast Group’s assets under administration (AUA) in China grew 140.5% to RMB 466m ($68.3m) in June from the previous year, according to the firm’s first half financial results.
iFast Group’s assets under administration (AUA) was up 19.3% year-on-year as of the end of September, hitting a record high of S$7.16 ($5.26bn), according to the firm’s third quarter results.
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