Lyxor names former Fortune director to head Asia; Axa IM Middle East sales head exits; Barings hires two EM execs; London tax specialist unveils HK office.
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Investors are still buying high-yield and EM sovereign and corporate debt, at the expense of developed-market investment-grade bonds, notes the Swiss fund house.
Structural change at Pictet and Lombard Odier to corporate partnerships underlines a new reality for Swiss banks. And about time too, says Scorpio Partnership.
Junk bonds may offer attractive returns relative to sovereign debt, but both asset classes are at record low yields. Are investors taking sufficient note of fundamentals?
Renaud de Planta, one of Pictet’s eight partners, discusses the firm's strategy for its Asia funds business, which includes a major regional expansion.
The firm questions whether acquisitions are counterproductive to the private banking industry. It comes after Julius Baer’s recent move, with a wave of consolidation forecast.
Amy Cho, Asia-Pacific business development head at Pictet Asset Management, discusses how interest in local- and hard-currency EM debt is gaining critical mass.
Claude Haberer, Asia wealth management head, sees Pictet's new HKMA banking licence as a key step towards regional expansion and talks about his hiring, distribution and advisory plans.
Asia-Pacific chief Claude Haberer discusses the Swiss private bank's new HKMA branch application and hiring intentions as the firm finally gets serious about regional growth.
Pictet’s chief strategist Christophe Donay says politicians are boxing themselves into a corner to keep the eurozone intact. They have only one option, however unpalatable.
Union Bancaire Privée, Lombard Odier, and Pictet hire new Asia heads as the competition for both talent and clients in the industry continues to intensify.
Having registered eight more funds to offer to retail customers, the Swiss asset manager is in talks to get on the shelves of more foreign and local banks in the city.
