Asia
Manulife offers RMB
Manulife Asset Management (Taiwan) has introduced the country’s first RMB-hedged share class for a non-China focussed fund.
Lyxor launches LSE-listed China Ashares ETF
Lyxor has listed a China A-shares ETF on the London Stock Exchange in a bid to take advantage on increased investor appetite for the market.
Schroders brandCazenove
Following Schroders’ acquisition of Cazenove Capital last year, all of the UK fund manager’s private client business in Asia will come under the Cazenove brand name, according to Sandy Dudgeon, Cazenove’s managing director in Asia.
Chinese officials probe morgan stanley
A Chinese inquiry team has visited the offices of Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities in Shanghai to further an ongoing investigation into a former official who was held in August on suspicion of taking bribes, the Financial Times has reported.
Business as usual Friends Life HK md
It is business as usual at Friends Provident International, says Hong-Kong based managing director James Tan, reacting on reports of Goldman Sachs being appointed to find a buyer for the business.