Press

6 August 2018

Investec names Lerong Kang as head of advisor, Southeast Asia

Published by Asia Asset Management – 6th Aug 2018

London-based Investec Asset Management (Investec) has appointed Lerong Kang to the newly-created position of head of advisor, Southeast Asia.

3 August 2018

Amundi eyes institutional ETF market in Asia

Published by Asset Management – 3rd Aug 2018

France’s Amundi Asset Management (Amundi) is looking to expand its exchange-traded fund (ETF) business in Asia by providing more customised passive solutions to local institutional investors, according to the company’s North Asia ETF head.

30 July 2018

China mulls to relax control over foreign strategic investment

Published by XinhuaNet – 30th Jul 2018

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Monday asked for the public’s opinion on a revised measure concerning foreign investors making strategic investments in Chinese listed companies.

27 July 2018

Hong Kong asset and wealth management industry tops HK$24 trillion

Published by Asia Asset Management – 27 Jul 2018

Total assets in Hong Kong’s asset and wealth management industry reached HK$24.27 trillion (US$3.12 trillion) at the end of 2017 as a stronger global economy buoyed markets and helped to drive capital into the city, according to findings from an annual survey by the Hong Kong’s Securities & Futures Commission (SFC).

27 July 2018

Rothschild to close Singapore WM office

Published by International Investment – 27th Jul 2018

Rothschild & Company, the Paris-based international financial advisory group, is to close its Singapore wealth management office and operate its Asian business from its Hong Kong regional office.

26 July 2018

Credit Suisse’s NEXT Investors fund raises US$261 million

Published by Asia Asset Management – 26th Jul 2018

Credit Suisse Asset Management’s (Credit Suisse AM) private equity arm NEXT Investors has raised US$261 million for a fund that will invest in technology and financial services businesses globally.

25 July 2018

UBS reignites Singapore and Hong Kong hiring, takes on 87 bankers

Published by efinancial careers – 25th Jul 2018

Asia’s largest private bank, UBS, has returned to expansion mode and has been hiring more relationship managers than its rivals over the past year. Its headcount of Asian ‘client advisors’ (the name it uses for RMs) now stands at 1,095, according to the firm’s second quarter financial results.

24 July 2018

Vanguard to shut down Singapore office

Published by Fund Selector Asia – 24th Jul 2018

The firm said it has decided to consolidate Singapore operational and client activities in Hong Kong.

23 July 2018

More foreign AMs to roll out funds inside China

Published by Fund Selector Asia – 23rd Jul 2018

Foreign firms continue to build a base in China’s private fund market by becoming eligible to launch products for domestic institutional and high net worth investors.

23 July 2018

BMO, Jupiter, Schroders plan HK funds

Published by Fund Selector Asia – 23rd Jul 2018

BMO Global will launch an actively-managed fund that invests in passive products, while the regulator approved for launch other funds from Jupiter and Schroders.