First State broadens Asian offering with fund trio
First State is to launch a trio of Asia funds as it seeks to establish the reputation of its new Stewart Asia team.
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Global Horizons: Life trends with Aviva
Chris Wei, chief of Aviva’s global life insurance arm is tasked with driving growth in the Asia region after the firm’s recent mega-merger with Friends Provident International.
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FPI brand will live on after Aviva merger
Friends Provident International, a major player in the Asia and the Middle East markets, will emerge from its takeover by UK insurance giant Aviva largely unscathed, according to Chris Wei, Aviva’s Asia chairman.
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Axa Life Japan partners with Nippon Life
Tokyo-based business, Axa Life Insurance, has entered into a business partnership with Japan’s second largest life insurer, Nippon Life Insurance.
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Axa IMs Asia chief Flood leaves
Simon Flood has left as head of Asia Pacific at Axa Investment Managers after just seven months in the role.
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Three Japanese equity funds to keep
Japanese stocks are, once again, an interesting investment class after a 30-year bear market had removed them from the thoughts of many investors, both in Japan and abroad.
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Baillie Gifford creates sterling class for
Edinburgh-headquartered firm, Baillie Gifford, has established a sterling hedged share class for its Worldwide Japanese Fund to counteract fluctuations in the price of the yen versus sterling.
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Coram names UCITS range
Coram Asset Management has finalised the details of its three flagship funds as the firm kicks off its 2015 expansion drive
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ING IM Japan appoints chief executive
ING Investment Management has appointed a new chief executive for the firm’s Japanese division.
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Janus four new Asia funds
Janus Capital has significantly expanded its Asia and Japan offering with the announcement of four new equity funds.
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RWC launches Japan sub fund
The RWC Nissay Japan Focus Fund is a sub-fund of the firms UCITS-qualified Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV. It will build upon the existing partnership with Nissay Asset Management using a constructive engagement-based approach.
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Coram Martin Gray appointment
Gray will oversee multi-asset portfolios in Coram’s UCITS IV fund range alongside Sullivan, also a director and senior fund manager at Coram, with whom he shares a seven-year working relationship