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Natalie Koh

Natalie Koh

STRATEGY AND GROWTH EDITOR

Natalie Koh is BT’s strategy and growth editor. She leads the audience team to grow BT’s readership. She previously worked in Hong Kong as a news editor at the South China Morning Post and managing editor of AsianInvestor. She was also previously the APAC correspondent for US trade publication Pensions & Investments.

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Joseph Pinto said the company has more resources in Apac markets such as Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. He added: "We are going to also add a sales individual in Australia."

Buoyed by £7 billion in global inflows, M&G Investments pushes further into Asia-Pacific

The CEO of insurer M&G’s asset management arm sees greater European, Apac flows, eyes opportunities in private credit

Katy Thorneycroft of JP Morgan Asset Management notes that client interest in OCIO services have ramped up in the Asia-Pacific since 2022.

Institutions and wealth managers in Asia propel outsourced-CIO demand in an uncertain world

Government-related entities and family offices in Asia are adding to a healthy pipeline of partnerships for outsourced chief investment officer services, say senior executives

Janet Perumal notes that while there is always going to be a place for passive management, diversification is also important.

Asia investors shift from money market funds to active funds, alternatives: Wellington Management head of Apac

Fixed income and 140/40 extension strategies have also drawn interest in the past 12 months, says Janet Perumal

Graphic: Singaporeans head to South Korea for cosmetic procedures, but is it worth the risk?

Graphic: Singaporeans head to South Korea for cosmetic procedures, but is it worth the risk?

K-culture and social media are also adding to the medical tourism boom in South Korea, but there are risks too.

Interactive: How much would you make if you invested S$1,000 in 2025?

Interactive: How much would you make if you invested S$1,000 in 2025?

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Since Vince took the helm in 2022, the bank has embarked on a massive transformation that includes streamlining client services, heavy investments in AI, and reorganising the bank’s operating model.

BNY deepens AI, digital asset embrace as it enters next phase: CEO Robin Vince tells BT

The New York-based bank has invested heavily in AI and culture transformation and is ready for its next stage, says Vince in an exclusive interview

BNY CEO Robin Vince says two-thirds of 50,000 people are working in offices that have been significantly renovated or brand new in the past three years.

BNY to move Singapore offices to Marina One East Tower

Investments into new spaces with better amenities are part of the bank’s transformation process that started in 2022

Sam Konrad of Jupiter Asset Management says that while picking stocks, the company considers factors such as geopolitics and demographics. "From those top-down views, Singapore, to us, stands out."

Why Jupiter’s Apac income fund overweights Singapore stocks

The asset manager has identified stocks in the Republic that have enough liquidity, as well as earnings and dividend growth potential

Globally, only about 2% of philanthropic capital goes into climate solutions, with most of this going into adaptation and resilience, rather than mitigation.

As philanthropic capital grows, Asia’s decade for climate action has come: Milken panellists

Families and foundations should not be discouraged by small amounts of funding, they say

Asia needs to rely not only on a falling US dollar and lower interest rates to attract capital flows, but also continuous performance, says GIC adviser Jeffrey Jaensubhakij.

Asia’s public markets must perform: GIC, Danantara executives

Improving corporate governance help markets perform and allow for exits, so private equity performance can follow

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