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Global pension fund appoints APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... in the opening of its Beijing office in 2008. It has opened an additional four regional offices since then. Based in Hong Kong, Ontario Teachers' senior managing director international Jo Taylor said he is delighted to have Chan joining the fund. "I ...

Willis Towers Watson hires institutional risk expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... a significant investment over a number of years in establishing a highly skilled and experienced team in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney," Davidson said. Jeffers will report to Stuart Ashworth, APAC managing director of financial solutions at ...

Kim Ivey launches new boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... product, the Fury Fund, is a long/short Asian equity absolute return fund with an expected overweighting to China and Hong Kong. It will be made available to both local and international investors. Ivey said LSL will "offer investors innovative choices ...

Australia ticks boxes for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... In separate survey, Knight Frank found more UHNWIs plan to buy Australian property over Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and the Philippines in 2018. Obtaining secondary passports and residencies is a growing trend for the world's wealthiest people ...

Future Fund reshuffles investment team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... strategy in 2010 and as a member of the investment committee. He previously worked in senior strategy roles in London and Hong Kong with AIG Financial Products and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, Gilmore worked with both the International Monetary Fund ...

WAM LIC appoints director

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... is a marketing and communications expert having worked at global firms such as GE and tech firm Juniper Networks, in Hong Kong, London and Silicon Valley. She joined GE in 2008, serving in several marketing, corporate affairs and communications roles ...

ETFs a winner in February market slump: Vanguard

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... test during a time of market stress," Vanguard head of market strategy and communications Robin Bowerman said. UK and Hong Kong showed a similar pattern. In the US, 97% of households did not cash out their investments or change asset allocation in the ...

Bell FG flags US expansion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... a New York office will be up and running in the second quarter of 2018. "The office structure will be similar to our Hong Kong office and, if it is as successful, will add a new dimension to our institutional distribution capability," he said. The group ...

WisdomTree expands to Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... New York-based asset manager is collaborating with Premia Partners, an ETF and smart beta solutions provider based in Hong Kong. WisdomTree executive vice president and head of global distribution, Kurt MacAlpine, said this new relationship complements ...

BlackRock names head of financial institution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... BlackRock appointed a head of financial institutions group to focus on insurance organisations in Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Kimberly Kim will begin the newly-created post in April. Kim will be responsible for formulating and executing an integrated ...