The growth in Singapore’s asset management industry was broad-based across traditional mutual funds and alternative products, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s latest asset management survey.

The growth in Singapore’s asset management industry was broad-based across traditional mutual funds and alternative products, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s latest asset management survey.
Firms offering digital advice will be exempted from the corporate track record and AUM requirements, under certain conditions.
Capital Group hires from Blackrock; Columbia Threadneedle strengthens distribution team; BNY Mellon names new China head; Investors pour money into hedge funds; SFC bans former HSBC RM; MAS warns against fraudulent websites promoting bitcoin; China and Singapore strengthen ties; and more…
BNY Mellon IM hires; Truth on politics; Lehman’s 10-year ‘anniversary’; Active management; Blackrock parties; Commodities speculation; Regulator arbitrage and much more.
Schroders hires PM from HSBC Global AM; Franklin Templeton names new fixed income CIO; BNY Mellon creates chief economist role; Hong Kong’s private wealth AUM to double by 2023; Willis Towers Watson and MSCI co-develop ESG strategy; MAS introduces new corporate structure for funds; and more…
Matthews Asia names Asia head; Man Group makes key appointment in Korea; East Capital brings China-A strategy to Asia’s qualified investors; managers prefer QDLP to PFM access in China; Hong Kong’s Final Court dismisses Moody’s appeal; and more…
Capital Group announces Asia hires, as reported by Spy; StanChart PB poaches from DBS and BOS; Principal gains full ownership of India JV; Hong Konger operates unlicensed AM business, so did a Singaporean; and more…
HKMA and Mas have joined counterparts in Dubai, Australia, the US and the UK to collaborate on a global innovation network that includes a sandbox to trial cross-border fintech solutions.
Assets in Singapore’s asset management industry increased 12.7% in 2017, according to Ravi Menon, Monetary Authority of Singapore’s managing director.
Macquarie IM names new Asia head, Schroders poaches Capital Group’s Asia marketing head; Evestment reveals most viewed funds in May; MAS wants “plain English” in sales forms; Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi enter fintech agreement, as did Singapore and India; and more…
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