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Aberdeen hires for new Hong Kong role

Apr 09, 2019

Asia-Pacific_globeAberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed Ben Sheehan as a senior equity investment specialist for the Asia Pacific region.

AIIB approves $320m for Sri Lanka and Laos loans

Apr 09, 2019

asian infrastructure investment bankThe Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has given the green light for loans in Sri Lanka, totalling $280 million, and Laos, which will receive $40 million.

ESG investments increasing, finds BNPP SS study

Apr 09, 2019

ESG_investingInvestors are increasing environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments in line with the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) framework, according to a study by BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPP SS).

BlackRock sets its sights on China growth

Apr 09, 2019

BlackRock_branchThe world’s largest asset manager has set its sights on expanding in China, as the world’s second-largest economy liberalises its financial markets.

China’s sovereign wealth fund chooses new chairman

Apr 09, 2019

Great_Hall_of_the_PeopleChina’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF) has picked Peng Chun as its new chairman to lead the Beijing-based China Investment Corp.

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Executive Interviews

Interview: Money needs a place to go

Mar 11, 2019

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.

INTERVIEW: Giving peace a chance

Jan 11, 2019

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...

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Roundtables

Singapore roundtable: A money magnet

Mar 11, 2019

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.

HONG KONG ROUNDTABLE: A sunny picture

Jan 11, 2019

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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