Dutch asset manager Robeco has announced the appointment of a new chief investment officer (CIO), as the current holder of the position prepares to retire later this year. Effective 1 September 2025, Anton Eser has been appointed as CIO and member of the executive committee, according to a company statement on Thursday. Eser will succeed Mark van der Kroft, who […]

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Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has relocated a senior investment executive at its asset management division to Singapore in part of the firm’s effort to enhance its capabilities in Asia. Uday Patnaik, head of Asia fixed income and global head of emerging market debt at Legal & General’s asset management division, moved to the Lion City at the beginning […]

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This is a sponsored article from LGIM.  Matthew Rees, head of global bond strategies and Ben Bennett, head of investment strategy Asia, discuss questions from bond investors, policymakers and companies across Asia. How does US monetary policy impact Asian bond and currency markets? What would make us more positive on Chinese assets? Is the Indian bull market still alive, […]

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This is a sponsored article from LGIM.  In this second part of a three-part series, Matthew Rees, Head of Global Bond Strategies, joins Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy Asia, to discuss the big themes set to disrupt markets in the coming years. Several factors point to structurally higher inflation and bond yields, but this could be offset by […]

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This is a sponsored article from LGIM.  With credit spreads near historic lows but total yields remaining attractive for many investors, the bond market is increasingly becoming one for stock pickers searching out areas that could still generate attractive returns. Our head of global bond strategies, Matthew Rees, and our head of investment strategy in Asia, Ben Bennett, discuss […]

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With Asia’s wealth markets being among the fastest-growing in the world, a number of institutionally-focused asset managers are pivoting towards this potentially lucrative clientele. But doing so is easier said than done. In recent interviews with Asian Private Banker, London-headquartered Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) and Chicago-based Northern Trust – among the biggest asset managers in Europe and the […]

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European asset manager Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has announced a string of appointments for its distribution and investment teams as the firm looks to expand its presence in Asia, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Russell Huang has been named as the head of wholesale distribution, Southeast Asia, as the firm looks to grow its presence in the wealth […]

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Will Hong Kong’s IPO market return? Which will be the fastest-growing emerging market in Asia? And will Trump return to the White House, and what could that mean for Asian markets? As we enter the Year of the Dragon, APB posed these questions and more to private banks, asset managers, law firms and consultancies, to find out what the new […]

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Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has opened a new office in Singapore and expanded its distributions team, the firm said on Wednesday. The move is part of the London-headquartered asset manager’s ambitious Asia growth strategy, the firm said, having established offices in Hong Kong in 2012 and Tokyo in 2017. With the opening of its new office, LGIM hopes […]

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