Asia
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.
ESG: the art of predicting the future
Socially-responsible investing is not about short-term gains, says Union Investment’s sustainability chief Florian Sommer, it’s about divining future business trends and working out which companies are best able to adapt.
Investing in Africa is still a tough sell
Negative headlines have done little to help managers make investing in Africa an attractive proposition, but the sheer size of the continent and the opportunities on offer mean it is worth taking a second look, says Ashburton Investments’ Paul Clark,
PEOPLE MOVES: PSG Wealth, Vanguard, Martin Currie
Vanguard fills its newly created head of Italy position, Martin Currie sets out its succession plan involving a Blackrock alum and PSG Wealth grows its Johannesburg office.
Chinese asset managers eyeing European investors
More China-based asset managers are expected to internationalise and target European investors, according to Alessandro Silvestro, Hong Kong-based managing director, Asia Pacific, at Lemanik Asset Management.