AsianInvestor carried out a webcast with two senior Northern Trust executives to examine the impact of post-crisis regulatory reform on institutional investors in Asia Pacific.
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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
CEO Rick Waddell says the firm does not intend to seek a licence to conduct onshore custody business in China, but is targeting Asian family offices.
AsianInvestor carried out a webcast with three executives from Northern Trust to learn more about the alternative indexing process.
The US firm moves to launch fund admin services supporting Hong Kong products to cater to rising interest among asset managers on the back of the planned cross-border recognition scheme.
Five institutions are encouraged by underlying support for the global economy and see selective opportunities in equities and emerging markets in the Year of the Snake.
Bo Kratz moves from alternative investments manager Permal to replace Kevin Hardy, following the latter’s move to BlackRock.
Some are waiving fees to prevent negative yields for investors and that’s hitting top-line growth, even as regulatory changes support their business models, reflects Northern Trust.
The firm has hired George Hindmarsh from Citi as regional head of business development for asset servicing to institutional clients and he will be looking to add dedicated resources.
The firm promotes Hidehiro Nakayama as institutions continue to seek liquidity and transparency. Its portfolio management and trading build-out is 80% complete.
The risk-return profile of US high-yield fixed income, plus its liquidity, makes it the most attractive asset class for global investors, says strategist James McDonald.
The former head of institutional business at BEA Union joined the US firm this month to help drive its regional build-out. Further hires are expected.
