Amundi has appointed Alfred Lee as managing director, head of institutional business, North Asia ex-China.

Hangzhou and Chengdu targeted, household investable assets to top US$44.89 trillion by 2025

Carlyle, through two of its buyout funds, has agreed to acquire cosmetics packaging firm HCP Packaging from Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA). The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Swiss private bank Lombard Odier and Australian wealth manager JBWere have signed a strategic alliance agreement, formalizing a partnership established in 2011.

Grab Financial Group (GFG), the fintech arm of Southeast Asian superapp Grab, has rolled out a new financial brand for digital payments, insurance, lending and wealth management. GrabFin will offer a single entry point to access payment, investment and insurance services on the Grab app. Along with the GrabFin launch, GFG is also introducing Earn+, an investment product for Singapore-based Grab users.

Active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed globally gathered net inflows of US$10.44 billion in April, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$43.42 billion. It was the 25th month of consecutive net inflows.

Key themes beyond wealth preservation – tech upgrades, ubiquitous ESG, crypto creep

M&G Real Estate has promoted Seiko Ikeda to head of Japan.

An investment portfolio with substantial allocations in smart-beta ETFs and thematic ETFs may be better positioned to withstand the downward trend in financial markets.

The controversy over the recent presentation by HSBC Asset Management's Stuart Kirk on climate risk.

UBS has launched a digital platform that connects clients to experts, thought leaders and actionable ideas.

Advent International has raised US$25 billion for GPE X, its 10th global private equity fund, after less than six months in the market. Its largest fundraise so far, GPE X brings the firm’s assets under management to over US$100 billion.