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Wealth clients have significantly increased their adoption of systematic strategies over the past decade, driven by the hunt for alpha, the rise of active ETFs, and the ability of strategies to leverage new data sources, according to BlackRock’s Adam Riley. “Historically, systematic investors had a mile of breadth but only an inch of depth. Today, with the technologies available, we […]

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This is a sponsored advertorial from Robeco. The Magnificent Seven stocks account for over a quarter of the MSCI World Index, reflecting an unprecedented concentration in global equities. This group has evolved over the past decade under various labels – FANG, MAMAA, BATMMAAN1 – mirroring shifting narratives from platform growth and quantitative easing to pandemic-driven digitisation and today’s AI boom. […]

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From record North Asia flows and the resumption of full-force hiring to digital assets and evergreen funds, Asian Private Banker looks back at the big stories that dominated headlines in 2025. 1. Hong Kong’s comeback: Record North Asia wealth flows Asia’s private banks experienced unprecedented growth in North Asia, with Hong Kong’s wealth industry bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels, making the city […]

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Lazard Asset Management (Lazard AM) is targeting wealthy individuals in Southeast Asia and China through local partnerships over a direct distribution model, believing this strategy will enable it to reach a broader client base looking for global diversification. But can the US asset manager’s quant strategies cut through to the region’s private wealth investors? While Lazard AM was historically known […]

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Swiss pure-play Pictet Wealth Management (Pictet WM) has been onboarding value and quantitative strategies to its product shelf, aiming to insulate clients from sharp market rotations. The large drawdowns many portfolios experienced since the 2022 correction were due to an over-reliance on growth stocks, explained Karen Tan, Pictet WM’s head of managed solutions, Asia. To mitigate this risk, her firm […]

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Global quantitative investor Acadian Asset Management is increasing its efforts to capitalise on Asia’s booming wealth market after tripling assets under management from clients in the region. As part of this initiative, the firm has appointed George Koh as director of wholesale distribution and launched new dedicated capabilities for the Asian private wealth channel, according to a statement from the firm […]

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With active managers struggling to outperform benchmarks amid market volatility, Lazard Asset Management (Lazard AM) is seeing increased interest in its quantitative investing approach, leveraging this capability to devise bespoke portfolios for private banks. “We’ve had people turn towards our quantitative approach because they’ve had disappointment with fundamental or traditional active management, particularly in the last couple of years,” said […]

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