While the industry was active with high-profile senior private banking talent movement over the summer, October turned relatively cool. However, on the asset management side, there were a significant number of departures and hirings last month. October started with Fidelity International’s head of Southeast Asia and country head for Singapore, Sabrina Gan, departing after spending almost a decade with the […]

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Barings has appointed a new head of Korea as the US$347 billion asset manager looks to deepen its presence in Asia Pacific. The US-based investment manager said on Thursday that John Park would take on the role of head of Korea and sole representative director of Baring Asset Management Korea (Barings Korea), effective January 1. Ike Bae, currently co-representative director […]

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Matthews Asia, the San Francisco-based asset manager with US$12.9 billion in AUM, has hired a new head of Asia Pacific. Beonca Yip joined the firm this month and is responsible for overseeing Matthews Asia’s business in Asia Pacific as well as leading its distribution activities. Yip will help the firm to expand its client base in Asia and tailor investment […]

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Rising geopolitical tensions and a rapid trajectory of interest rate hikes weighed on markets in 2022 – and ESG assets were no exception. Despite solid fundamentals in some cases, concerns over an economic slowdown severely hit the valuations of clean energy companies. However, Pictet Asset Management (Pictet AM) believes that the reasons for investing in the clean energy transition theme […]

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Jupiter Asset Management, the UK fund manager with AUM of US$53 billion, has named a new head of Asia. Madeline Han, previously head of Southeast Asia, has been promoted to the role effective 9 February. Based in Singapore, Han will report to Mathias Mueller, head of International. She will lead the Asia team and be responsible for the expansion of […]

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After a rotten performance for markets in 2022, fund houses are ramping up their product offerings that cater to the needs of Asian private bank clients in 2023. Below, two big asset managers outline what will be in focus for them this year. J.P. Morgan Asset Management: Insights and solutions Over the last five years, J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) […]

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JP Morgan Asset Management’s Managing Director, Chief Market Strategist, Asia Tai Hui recently joined Asian Private Banker for an exclusive interview. 近期，我们邀请到了摩根资产管理 (J.P. Morgan Asset Management) 亚洲首席市场策略师许长泰先生做客《亚洲私人银行家》专访。 Hui discussed a range of topics covering the impact of Fed rate hikes on Asia-Pacific markets, preferred markets and sectors for Asia stocks, whether China A-shares are still worth investing in, and prospects […]

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Investment strategies that pay out income have become a common sight on private banks’ product shelves across Asia in 1H2022, as surging inflation, slower economic growth and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dampen the performance of riskier assets. Below, big fund houses explain why income-focused products have soared in popularity as private banks seek out strategies to cater to clients in […]

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Nordea Asset Management (Nordea AM) has named a new head of Asia-Pacific distribution as it seeks to better position its selection of sustainable and ESG funds with private clients in the region. Based in Singapore, Anasuya Dhoraisingam will join from Pinebridge Investments as head of Asia-Pacific distribution ex Japan, across both its wholesale and institutional business channels, the Copenhagen-based group […]

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On 6 July, Asian Private Banker hosted a gala luncheon in Hong Kong to commend the winners of its most recent Asset Management Awards for Excellence. The in-person event at the city’s Mandarin Oriental hotel, attended by more than 70 guests from the region’s leading fund managers, celebrated the achievements of the industry across a variety of asset classes and […]

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Hong Kong-listed asset manager Value Partners Group has announced a new head of intermediaries for Asia Pacific. Vincent Ching, whose appointment was effective July 1, will be responsible for the management and development of fund distribution in the region. Ching has 18 years of experience in the fund management and financial services industry. Most recently, he was Value Partners’ head […]

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Capital Group has appointed a new managing director, financial intermediaries for Singapore and Southeast Asia. The asset manager, which has US$2.7 trillion in global AUM, said on Thursday that Tan Suyin will be responsible for leading the financial intermediary sales team in these markets. As part of the role, she will drive Capital Group’s distribution strategy and strengthen existing relationships […]

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E Fund, China’s largest mutual fund with RMB2.7 trillion (US$425 billion) in AUM, is waiting for approval from Singapore’s regulator for a licence to operate an asset management business in the city, people familiar with the matter told Asian Private Banker. The new offshore unit, which the company hopes to kick off in the second half of 2022, will seek […]

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Fund managers say Asian local debt, including Chinese government bonds, have an increasingly investable opportunity to enhance investment portfolios. What’s more, ESG-labelled bonds are likely to increase in emerging markets led by China. Even though global liquidity tightening could dampen prospects for Asia fixed income asset prices, Lian Chia-Liang, head of emerging markets debt at Western Asset Management, highlighted a […]

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Asset managers are beefing up ESG offerings to meet the greater demand for sophisticated ESG solutions from their PB partners. “ESG is definitely a major focus for most of the PBs we worked with over the last year. This is a phenomenon that is quite common across asset managers,” Madeline Ho told Asian Private Banker . The Natixis head of […]

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Capital Group has hired HSBC’s Global Head of Jade & Top Tier Proposition for a newly created position responsible for the asset manager’s distribution strategy for intermediary and institutional clients in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. Based in Hong Kong, Toby Chan has been appointed head of Hong Kong Client Group at Capital Group, effective Monday. She reports […]

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Fidelity International has once again achieved what most other signatories to UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment have not, by earning top marks across-the-board in its latest annual assessment report from the PRI. For the third year in a row, Fidelity received an ‘A+’ rating for each of its seven assessment categories including for its equity and fixed income product suites. […]

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UBS Asset Management today announced the launch of the China equity private fund series 2, 3 and 7 by its Shanghai arm, following the completion of filing with the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC). The fund, with the first round of capital raising completed, will be sold by CITIC securities and China Wealth Management on a commission basis. The […]

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Asset manager GAM Investments announced today that it has hired a client manager for its intermediary sales business in Hong Kong and Singapore. Vanessa Lee has joined from Vanguard Investments Hong Kong, where she focused on the private bank distribution channel across Hong Kong and Singapore and promoted the sales of index funds and ETFs. In addition, she held positions related […]

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