Five China funds that beat the S&P 500 last year
FSA looks at the best performing China equity funds of last year.
Former BNP Paribas banker joins Nomura
Germane Wee was most recently managing director at Nomura International Wealth Management.
Azalea unveils leadership succession
The Temasek-owned private equity firm has chosen Chue En Yaw to take over from Margaret Lui as CEO.
Franklin Templeton launches fixed income fund
The asset manager has launched the fund with Hang Seng Bank serving as distributor in Hong Kong.
Singapore’s financial sector prepares for more enforcement action in 2025
Singapore braces for tightened compliance measures with a 22% increase in fines issued in 2024 from 2023, according to an industry report.
Schroders backs Asian equities
Private banks and unloved Hong Kong stocks are among the asset managers picks.
HSBC GBP makes senior Southeast Asia appointments
The private bank has bolstered its southeast Asia team in recent months.
Bank of Singapore makes three DPM hires
The private banking arm of OCBC has appointed a trio of portfolio managers.
Jadewell Family Office gets type 4 and 9 licences
The Hong Kong-based family office was launched by former Morgan Stanley banker Ann Yu earlier this year.
PGIM Investments hires head of Southeast Asia
The new appointee will lead the wholesale distribution of the firm’s investment strategies in Southeast Asia.
Survey: Hong Kong’s aggressive investors
Meanwhile, wealth managers struggle with regulatory overload.
HSBC GPB taps Lombard Odier for desk head
The veteran wealth management banker will be desk head for Singapore.
Schroders: Asia wealth managers gorge on private markets
Financial advisers and wealth managers in Asia are seeing private markets allocation rise in response to shifting market dynamics.
TRP appoints Apac consultant relations head
The internal promotion will also join T Rowe Price’s Apac distribution leadership team.
First Sentier promotes Apac distribution head to global role
Lauren Prendiville has been appointed global head of distribution and marketing, effective 1 January.
Fulcrum Asset Management is mulling a HK or Singapore office
The London-headquartered $8bn macro-specialist investment manager is looking to expand its presence in Asia.
Standard Chartered hires head of wealth planning and family advisory for Singapore
Derek Too previously worked at UBS, Societe Generale and HSBC.
Invesco signs partnership with multi-family office
Multi-family office Tabono Capital has announced a partnership with Invesco to help serve ultra-high-net-worth clients.
Barclays plans PB booking centre in Singapore
The booking centre will support the growth of its Asian ultra high net worth and global family office clients, said the UK bank.
Japanese small caps: Too many cooks
Japan has twice as many listed companies as the world’s largest equity market, and the TSE aims to cut the dead wood.
Lion GI partners with China Merchants FM for ETF launch
The new ETF will list on SGX in December and also a feeder ETF on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by March 2025.
Indosuez WM’s De Boer on a ‘transformational acquisition’
The purchase of Degroof Petercam has boosted assets and broadened the scale of the wealth manager’s products and services.
AllianzGI appoints CIO for Asia Pacific
Allianz Global Investors has hired Wilfred Sit as equity CIO for Asia Pacific from Hang Seng Investment Management.
William Blair launches small-mid cap fund in Taiwan
The William Blair Small-Mid Cap Growth SICAV fund invests in high-quality, US small and mid-cap growth companies.
Will bond yields stay higher for longer?
The rising likelihood of ‘higher for longer’ rates could make income assets more appealing.
Alternatives manager RAM launches two SFC‐authorised retail funds
The two funds are the RAM Hong Kong Government Bond fund and the RAM Income fund.
KGI appoints Asia CIO
Cusson Leung has worked at major financial institutions including Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch.
Ruffer: China equities could be ‘the best contrarian allocation’
The British boutique asset manager known for focusing on capital preservation has turned bullish on Chinese equities.
UOB’s Low joins AIA IM as head of funds selection
Ernest Low was most recently head of regional funds at UOB.
LGT buys CBA’s personal advice business
The transaction is expected to close by mid-2025.
Capital Group appoints MD for Apac global financial institutions
Marketa Dvorak was most recently head of southeast Asia for the global wealth management group at Wellington Management.
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The FSA Spy market buzz – 17 January 2025
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