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Hong Kong hedge funds suffering: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... and 22.8% population shares respectively." Hong Kong's hedge funds have long been a major focal point within the Asia Pacific region with the funds currently accounting for US$92.1 billion of assets under management, overseen by 449 hedge fund managers ...

IOOF acquires OnePath at a discount

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... operations by focusing on retail and business banking in Australia and New Zealand, and institutional baking across the Asia Pacific region," ANZ group executive wealth Alexis George said. While there has been a reduction in the sale price, there have ...

BT Financial Group enlists research provider

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... Morningstar with portfolio insights, designed to support client engagement. Morningstar director of manager research for Asia Pacific Tim Murphy will lead the new service. "With the financial advice industry going through an unprecedented period of change ...

Acadian appoints regional lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
Acadian Asset Management has appointed a head of Asia Pacific. Chief executive of Acadian Australia, Andrew Hair will take over leadership of the Asia Pacific region in the newly created role. The promotion sees him take responsibility for Australia ...

Legg Mason expands Asia Pacific role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
Andy Sowerby will now serve as head of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) while he continues to lead Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand, with his appointment taking effect on the first of this month. Sowerby has held the role of country head for Australia and ...

Portfolio manager resigns from First State Investments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... Morningstar Analyst Rating of Silver." Stewart Investors is an investment division within First Sentier Investors managing Asia Pacific, emerging markets, worldwide and sustainable development equity investment strategies.

MLC Wealth finalises leadership, rebrands NAB Asset Management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... markets. Current First Sentier Investors (formerly Colonial First State Global Asset Management) head of product for Asia Pacific, Amna Khan, will take on the role of general manager, product. She has been with First Sentier since 2001, prior to which ...

CFS awards Asian equities mandate

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... high-conviction, high-alpha portfolio of around 30-60 stocks," he said. The mandate will be managed by Robeco's Asia Pacific equities team, located in Hong Kong and Shanghai. It is currently a team of nine portfolio managers, three research analysts ...

First Sentier hires Nikko executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... Prior to Nikko, he worked at Deutsche Asset Management Asia as a director, head of asset management operations for Asia Pacific ex Japan. Commonwealth Bank sold CFSGAM to Japanese banking giant MUFG Group last year for over $4 billion. The sale cleared ...

HSBC GAM names new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
The former chief executive of HSBC Global Asset Management's Asia Pacific operations has been named the firm's new global chief investment officer. HSBC GAM has named Joanna Munro as its new global chief investment officer, replacing Chris Cheetham ...