Hong Kong’s FinEX Asia promotes Robert Cheung to CEO

Published by Asia Asset Management – 29th Mar 2019

VanEck Vectors unveils MSCI World ex-Australia ETF
US-headquartered VanEck Vectors Investments Ltd’s Australian unit launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) on March 25.

Published by Asia Asset Management – 29th Mar 2019

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has granted the first batch of three virtual banking licences to joint ventures between Hong Kong, China and UK companies from the financial services, technology and communication sectors.

Published by Asia Asset Management – 25th Mar 2019

Singapore-based Eastspring Investments, the Asian investment management arm of UK insurer Prudential plc, is laying off staff after a “challenging” 2018, according to people familiar with the matter, and confirmed by the firm.

Published by Money Management – 22nd Mar 2019

Robeco has announced it has added a factor investing module to its online educational platform, which aims to provide investors with assistance in learning the background and creating insights on factor investing while accruing hours towards their continuing professional development (CPD) points.

Published by Asia Asset Management – 22nd Mar 2019

Scottish asset manager Standard Life Aberdeen’s joint venture with a Chinese company has become the first such tie-up to be granted regulatory approval to operate a pensions business in China as Beijing moves to liberalise the private pension market.

Published by Rupert Walker – 21st Mar 2019

Low correlation with Chinese equities and stable income are the two criteria mainland investors use to appraise QDLP products, according to Noah’s William Ma.