A roundup of the week’s asset management industry news from mainland publications.
Tag: UBS
China’s soft landing fund
Even the top five performing China funds dropped during the market correction, but one product from Allianz clearly had less downside.
DPM a hard road for smaller banks: UBS
Discretionary portfolio management is gaining traction in Asia, but is labour- and cost-intensive, raising challenges for smaller firms, according to Patrick Grossholz, Asia-Pacific head of investment management at UBS Wealth Management.
The FSA Spy market buzz 17 07 2015
Change in wholesale distribution at UBS GAM, TransAmerica and Generali and (maybe) in marketing at Schroders; new advertising from Aberdeen and Henderson and more.
New online wealth management service in Singapore
A UK based online service which aims to help high net worth individuals find wealth management firms has been launched in Singapore.
UBS appoints new China country head
Qian replaces David Li, who left the firm in September last year, a spokesman said. Qian has 20 years of experience in China/Hong Kong banking and worked as president and board director of Citi China. At Citi, he was responsible for corporate and investment banking strategy as well as the consumer banking businesses. He joined […]
UBS introduces wealth management app in Asia
The firm said the app tracks a client’s portfolio, tests it against critical risk factors and sends a notification when the portfolio deviates from the client’s investment strategy. It was developed in response to increasing client preferences for digital solutions in Asia. “We believe Asian clients are more digital than in other parts of the […]
Julius Baer appoints market head to expand India business
Soin is based in Singapore and reports to Rolf Schaerer, global market head Indian subcontinent and non-resident Indians.
FSA reveals Singapore fund award winners
The Singapore winners of Fund Selector Asia’s first annual fund management awards were announced on 4 February at our awards luncheon, highlighted by Aberdeen and First State each winning in three categories.
Swiss equity funds hit on Swiss bank Franc move
The Swiss Central Bank’s exit from the euro peg was like “ripping the lid off a pressure cooker” when an intermediate solution would have been more sensible, said Simon Cox, investment strategist at BNY Mellon Investment Management.
