Covid-19 pushing Korean pensions into local assetsBee Lin AngMay 15, 2020Travel lockdowns have severely impacted the investors' ability to keep adding to their historical interest, especially in overseas alternative assets.
American Century hires ex-Macquarie exec Joe MarshJan 25, 2010The US fund manager has bolstered its team in Hong Kong with the hire of Elizabeth Trinh to cover Australia and South Asia.
Threadneedle favours Chinese banks, amid 'IPO fatigue'Joe MarshOct 27, 2009As new listings continue to stutter in China and Hong Kong, there are sectors with strong growth prospects, says Gigi Chan, Asia-Pacific equity fund manager at Threadneedle Investments.
South Korea gets new equity crossing engineSimon Osborne Mar 30, 2008Instinet and Samsung launch their equity crossing engine in South Korea, assisting in the growth of local hedge funds.
Merrill Lynch expands in South KoreaLara WozniakSep 21, 2005After landing a full-scope derivatives license the bank announces new hires.
Watson promotes Quant for South Asia consultingJame DiBiasioJul 26, 2004The firm plans to deepen its Southeast Asia business and advance in India.
HSBC gets new South Asia syndications headSteven IrvineJul 8, 2001In an internal reshuffle, Rakesh Bhatia will transfer from Hong Kong to Singapore to be HSBCÆs new head of syndications for South Asia.
Thailand's Shin Satellite targets south AsiaNov 8, 2000Dr Dumrong Kasemset, executive chairman of Shin Satellite, talks to FinanceAsia about future plans and future deals.