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JPMAM hires ESG expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... initiatives. Prior to the appointment, Harden was a data scientist on JPMAM's trading research team. Both hires are based in Hong Kong, reporting to Jennifer Wu, the global head of sustainable investing. Wu commented: "Felix brings extensive expertise ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... the South China Sea and for all of Trump's machismo, Beijing's still standing tall. Former consul-general to Hong Kong Jocelyn Chey said it best when she advised the Morrison government to: "Just shut up for a while. Every time someone says something ...

BNY Mellon names country head

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... strategic opportunities in other channels, she added. Based in Sydney, Bolinowsky will report to Bannon, who is located in Hong Kong.

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... the US (32.7%); Taiwan (21.7%); Australia (9.2%); Japan (7.1%); South Korea (5.9%). Second and third and fourth wave (Hong Kong) of coronavirus infections should keep demand for "Made in China" PPE's and working from home gadgets elevated until a ...

Jarden hires from UBS, HSBC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... appointments. Anderson Chow was appointed head of industrials research, joining Jarden from HSBC where he was based in Hong Kong for a decade coordinating a team of 22 analysts in Asia and Europe. Jarden has also appointed a chief economist, who will ...

ClearView streamlines underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... insurers that have adopted ALLFINANZ Cloud are Prudential Thailand, Generali Indonesia, Hong Leong Malaysia and FT Life Hong Kong. US technology firm Omniscience announced in April that it has developed an underwriting function that accelerates life ...

AIA under fire for coal holdings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... "AIA is one of the world's biggest life insurance companies and one of the largest corporations headquartered in Hong Kong," it said. Its ambitions match its size in that AIA aims to be "the world's pre-eminent life insurance provider". Its main ...

Aussie dividends lag on global stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... payout ratios and because many of this quarter's payouts relate to 2019 earnings and were fixed several months ago. Hong Kong enjoyed the fastest dividend growth in the developed world in Q3, with payouts rising 9.9% on an underlying basis to $30.3 ...

Generation flags Ascalon closure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... investment made in the business," Generation chair Rob Coombe said. Despite this, he cited the political disruption in Hong Kong along with COVID-19 as to why it was unable to execute its growth plans. "This derailed capital raising efforts and we have ...

T. Rowe Price recruits analysts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... between clients and portfolio managers. He reports to Nick Beecroft, the head of ISG Asia Pacific, which is based in Hong Kong. In the newly-created role, de Ferranti works alongside the firm's local and global equity investment teams to provide ...