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BNPP IP names Asia-Pac/EM head, Natixis appoints HK wholesale head, Northern Trust expands in Mid East, Walkers adds in HK, new Double Haven CEO, Schulte builds in HK

Mainland life insurers are seeking training in areas such as asset allocation, asset-and-liability management and liability-driven investment, heralding a major shift in approach.

The suspension of half of Mongolia's broker community by the local exchange last month has highlighted the problems faced by those trading frontier markets.

After 15 years with the group, first at Fortis Investments then BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Stewart Edgar has quit as Asia-Pacific CEO.

A fresh round of RFPs will be issued by the National Pension Service to local and global custodians as the new chairman prepares for a more aggressive asset allocation.

Market participants say that RQFII recipients in Hong Kong will still have advantages over London and Singapore - for now.

TG Lee, a senior director in institutional business development at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, left the firm in June.

The French firm's fund house plans to follow this with a brand-building programme for its smaller range of products.

The nation’s largest institutional investor, the Employees Provident Fund, has been urging fund houses to expand their investment teams, increasing its own staff as AUM rises.

Andrew Gordon leaves BNY Mellon, Principal rehires PMs, BNPP names senior wealth exec, Cordea Savills hires in Asia, and Coutts appoints new business heads.