Hong Kong losing Asian equities heads at global firms as sales shrivel

Published by Asia Asset Management – 18th Aug 2017

Asian equities chiefs at two global firms are set to leave Hong Kong as Asia regional funds expect another grim year in net outflows, casting a pall over the city’s allure as a regional asset management hub.

Published by Bloomberg- 18th Aug 2017

Hari Ravisankar, who helped Janchor Partners make an eight-fold return on an investment in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., is starting his own Asia-focused stock hedge fund, said people with knowledge of the matter.

Published by InvestorDaily – 16th Aug 2017

Based in Hong Kong, Deborah Bannon will manage BNY Mellon’s relationships with consulting firms, many of which have a focus in the Asia-Pacific region such as Japan, China, Korea and Australia.

Published by Asia Asset Management  – 16th Aug 2017

Canada’s Manulife Asset Management (Manulife Asset) scored a big fixed income mandate in the second quarter, which helped its parent, insurance giant Manulife Financial Corp (Manulife Financial), achieve a record C$1.1 trillion (US$790 billion) in total assets under management and administration as at end-June.

Published by Funds Europe – 16th Aug 2017

An investor group including Dutch pension fund APG has warned that Asian factory farms risk contaminating the global food supply change due to increasing usage of antibiotics.

Published by InvestorDaily – 15th Aug 2017

THE Asean bond market is developing nicely, buoyed by the increasing sophistication of Asian investors and growing demand from global investors.

Published by Bloomberg – 9th Aug 2017

Wall Street investment bankers can expect some hefty bonus gains this year, while traders may have to settle for little or no increase.

Published by CNBC – 9th Aug 2017

An obscure safety trade against fallout from a North Korean nuclear attack leaped Wednesday to its highest in more than a year.

Published by Institutional Investor Journals – 7th Aug‎ 2017

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