UBS Asset Management has hired Sebastien Chaker as head of sales for its Fondcenter platform in Hong Kong.
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UBS Asset Management has hired Sebastien Chaker as head of sales for its Fondcenter platform in Hong Kong.
Northern Trust will appoint Angelo Calvitto as head of its Australasian business, replacing Madeleine Senior, who will take on a leadership role in London.
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan has selected StepStone Infrastructure & Real Assets to manage an infrastructure fund of funds mandate.
Frontier market investors have arrived in countries under sanctions and embargoes, such as Iran and Cuba, even those without stock markets, such as North Korea and Myanmar. Stefanie Eschenbacher investigates the investment opportunities.
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Costs for investment outsourcing services are rising in Asia. Nicholas Pratt asks which regions are embracing the concept and what challenges the providers face.
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An acquisition has increased the visibility of Natixis investment managers in Australia. George Mitton talks to its local chief executive.
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