Invesco, Schroders double assets in Taiwan
But Eastspring and Pinebridge had some of the highest outflows, according to year-to-date figures from Morningstar.
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Chinese insurance giant eyeing Prudential’s Asia business
Biggest-ever Chinese acquisition would re-shape Asian insurance sector
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Eastspring steps up multi-asset game
Eastspring Investments is looking at ESG and China-focused multi-asset products and adding people to its investment team, according to Colin Graham, Singapore-based chief investment officer for multi-asset solutions.
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PEOPLE MOVES: OMW, Phoenix Group, AMP
Old Mutual Wealth appoints an industry veteran to its specialist pensions team, the Phoenix Group chairman announces his retirement and embattled AMP appoints an executive chairman.
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‘Safe sectors’ no longer safe, warns Pictet AM
Investors should stay away from what they perceive as “safe sectors”, such as consumer staples and telecommunications, as they have accumulated more debt, according to Shaniel Ramjee, London-based senior investment manager for multi-asset at Pictet Asset Management.
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Eastspring commits to responsible investing
Eastspring Investments has strengthened its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing after signing up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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PEOPLE MOVES: Globaleye, Carrick, Fidelity
Globaleye’s head of business development resigns, Carrick appoints a strategic projects director to its board and Fidelity hires an ex-Pioneer man in the newly created role of global head of product.
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Japanese funds to watch based on their AUM
Seeking returns from some of Japan’s undervalued big companies, replicating indices, and using a benchmark-agnostic approach are some of the favoured strategies of Japanese funds with substantial assets under management.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Standard Life, Quilter Cheviot, Crowe CW
Standard Life’s chief executive for UK and Europe Pensions and Savings is to retire, with Quilter Cheviot’s chief executive announcing similar plans. Audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill sadly announced on Friday that its national head of private clients has died.
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2017 will be a good year for EM equities
Upward revisions of corporate earnings and attractive valuations should buoy emerging market equities, according to Eastspring Investments and Schroder Investment Management.
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PEOPLE MOVES: US SEC, Zurich, LGIM
The list of jobs to be filled by president-elect Donald Trump just got longer after the SEC’s chair confirmed she will step down at the end of the Obama administration. Zurich has named the new chief executive of its UK business, with Legal & General IM making senior appointments in the US.
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Prudential sells Korean life insurance business to Mirae
Prudential has agreed to sell its life insurance subsidiary in Korea to Mirae Asset Life Insurance for KRW170bn (£119m, $148m, €134m).