Asia
Opportunities and risk in disruption
Investing in disruptive companies requires a blend of new entrants with established companies to minimise risks, according to Wesley Lebeau, Paris-based thematic equities portfolio manager at CPR Asset Management, a subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management.
Adviser charged for ploughing A$5.9m into sea snail scam
An Australian financial adviser who funnelled his clients’ money into a failed abalone farm has been charged with six counts of fraud totalling approximately A$5.9m (£3.3m, €3.8m, $4.4m).
Schroders takes stake in Singapore digital adviser
Asset management firm Schroders has taken a minority equity stake in WeInvest, a Singapore based digital wealth adviser.
PEOPLE MOVES: SJP, Artemis, BlueBay
International wealth management group St James’s Place makes several changes to its range of funds, Artemis appoints Jasper Berens, former JP Morgan Asset Management UK head, to take over its head of distribution and Martin Currie poaches from Blackrock.
Lucrative opportunities for Hong Kong advisers
Nothing beats getting your boots on the ground when it comes to truly understanding how a place ticks, to know something, you have to experience it.