The influence of China’s currency is continuing to grow from a global standpoint after it was confirmed that Chinese government renminbi bonds and policy bank securities will be added to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index.
As China ushers in the Year of the Pig, the world’s second-largest economy is heading into the New Year with the prospect of further US tariffs on Chinese goods combined with its slowest pace of economic growth since 1990.
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has hired Sam Porath as the manager for New Zealand equities.
China’s central bank has given S&P Global the nod to rate its domestic bonds – a first for a company wholly owned by an international credit ratings agency.
China’s regulator has given JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) the green light for the northbound distribution of two funds as the world’s second largest economy continues to open its markets to foreign institutions.
Asia-Pacific’s asset and wealth management (AWM) industry is set to experience the highest rate of growth globally by 2025, according to global consulting firm PwC.
Japanese giant Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management (SMTAM) has appointed Akiyoshi Nagashima as its chief investment officer. Nagashima will be based in Tokyo and will also oversee product development in his new role.
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has come to the fore as a key driver of global fund sales growth, contributing to more than a quarter of flows over the past decade, a new study has shown.
Alpha Investment Partners of Singapore has raised $1.1 billion for latest fund, the Alpha Asia Macro Trends Fund (AAMTF) III.
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has invested $13 million in Singapore Life, the first fully digital insurer in Singapore, the asset management firm has announced.
Peng Fei, chief investment officer at Wanwei Asset Management, tells Romil Patel about allocating capital across risk factors when asset performance is uncertain and unpredictable.
As US-China tensions escalated in 2018, the leaders of the two economies met in Buenos Aires to agree a truce. Aidan Yao, senior emerging Asia economist at Axa Investment Managers, talks to Romil...
Our panel discussed why the Singapore Variable Capital Company makes them bullish, what gives the onshore jurisdiction an offshore feel and “blood on the streets” from China’s slowdown. Chaired by Romil Patel in Singapore.
Changes to regulation, US-Sino trade tensions and further steps by China to open its capital markets were some of the topics discussed by our panel. Chaired by Romil Patel in Hong Kong.
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March 2019
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