Disruptive financial technology companies in China and India are collaborating with other players as they develop online fund distribution methods.
The sum invested in listed exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products (ETFs and ETPs) in Japan hit $295 billion in January – a record.
Investment consultancy Willis Towers Watson has hired a former senior executive of Sun Life as its managing director for Hong Kong and Macau.
US-based Capital Group has added a global corporate bond fund to its Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits range for distribution in Europe and Asia.
A recent setback in global equities does not diminish an optimistic outlook for China in the Year of the Dog.
Japanese investors expect international affairs to have a greater impact on the stock market than exchange rates or corporate earnings.
A division of Axa Investment Managers that deals in property and infrastructure has appointed Kumar Kalyanakumar as head of Australia.
Investors spent more than $20 billion on income-producing property assets in Hong Kong last year, a rise of 39% compared with 2016.
Three Indian stock exchanges will halt the offshore trading of derivatives linked to their equity markets.
A ranking of global cities by asset manager Schroders has highlighted Shenzhen as “top of the list for cities to watch in 2018”.
Formed by a merger in 2012, Old Mutual Global Investors was little-known in Asia. Carol Wong, managing director for Asia-Pacific, is changing that. She talks to George Mitton.
An acquisition has increased the visibility of Natixis investment managers in Australia. George Mitton talks to its local chief executive.
Our cross-industry panel discussed fund passporting, robo-advisers and the potential of a new investment structure, the S-Vacc. Chaired by George Mitton in Singapore.
From Korean warehouses to Chinese hospitals, investors’ holding periods are growing in Asia. But in a market awash with liquidity, so is competition for assets. Our panel in Hong Kong discuss real estate investment.
