Press

17 September 2018

Investec to spin off asset management unit

Published by Fund Selector Asia – 17th Sep 2018

Hendrik du Toit to lead the separated investment group.

14 September 2018

Hong Kong share customer information with authorities in global tax evasion initiative

Pulished by SCMP – 14th Sep 2018

More than 1,700 financial institutions in Hong Kong have submitted to local authorities the account details of customers who are tax residents of 75 jurisdictions around the world, as the city prepares to exchange information with other governments to crack down on tax evasion.

13 September 2018

State Street appoints head of global markets for Asia Pacific

Pulished by Asia Asset Management – 13th Sep 2018

US-based financial services provider State Street Corp. (State Street) has appointed Michele Hardeman as head of global markets for Asia Pacific, filling a position that had been vacant since the beginning of the year.

12 September 2018

Franklin Templeton, Asia Alternatives to form private equity firm

Published by Asia Asset Management – 12th Sep 2018

US asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments (Franklin Templeton) is teaming up with Hong Kong-based Asia Alternatives Management to form a private equity joint venture that will focus on offering fund-of-funds.

12 September 2018

Amundi appoints new Malaysia managing director

Published by Asia Asset Management – 12th Sep 2018

Amundi Asset Management Malaysia (Amundi Malaysia), a subsidiary of Paris-based Amundi Asset Management, has appointed Haizan Johari as its new managing director.

11 September 2018

Citigroup hires two executives for Asia Pacific Delta One division

Asia Asset Management – 11th Sep 2018

Citigroup Inc. has hired two executives to bolster its Asia Pacific Delta One division, including a chief for exchange-traded funds (ETF) trading in the region.

10 September 2018

Malaysia’s Armed Forces Fund appoints new CEO

Published by Asia Asset Management – 10th Sep 2018

Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT), Malaysia’s Armed Forces Fund board, has appointed Nik Amlizan Mohamed as its new chief executive officer (CEO) after getting the greenlight from the country’s defence minister.

10 September 2018

China insurers trim alternatives as Beijing tightens rules, Moody’s says

Published by Asia Asset Management – 10th Sep 2018

China’s life insurance companies are trimming their exposure to alternatives and shifting into mainstream assets because of stricter regulatory rules and lower yields from alternative investments, according to senior executives at Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s).

10 September 2018

DBS Hong Kong Appoints Daryl Wong as New Head Of Treasures Private Client

Published by Hubbis – 10th Sep 2018

DBS Hong Kong have announced that Daryl Wong has been appointed as Executive Director and Head of Treasures Private Client. Daryl has more than 20 years of extensive investment product and advisory sales experience and was previously Head of Investment Advisory and Treasury Sales of the Consumer Banking Group and Wealth Management at DBS Hong Kong.

6 September 2018

Asia Pacific pension assets gain outpaces global average, study says

Published by Asia Asset Management – 6th Sep 2018

Asia Pacific pension fund assets outperformed their global peers last year, thanks to strong performance of their regional investments, according to Willis Towers Watson, a UK-based investment consultancy.