Rupert Walker

Hong Kong

Freelance Contributor at Fund Selector Asia

Financial journalist in Asia

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Fidelity names James Sun as general manager of China mutual fund

2 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

Fidelity International has announced the appointment of James Sun as general manager, FIL Fund Management (China) Co., Ltd. Sun (pictured) will provide overall leadership for the US asset manager’s wholly owned mutual fund business in China, enhancing distribution strategy, product portfolio management, investment capabilities and talent development, according to a statement by Fidelity. He is based in Shanghai and will report to Helen Huang, chairman of FIL Fund Management (China).
Rajeev Mittal named CEO of Eastspring Investments

2 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

Prudential plc has today announced the appointment of Rajeev Mittal, as chief executive officer (CEO) for Prudential’s asset management business, Eastspring Investments. The appointment is effective 1 July 2025. Based in Singapore, Mittal (pictured) will report to Prudential CEO Anil Wadhwani and will join the Prudential group executive committee. Current CEO, Bill Maldonado, will retire and return to the UK, where his family has been living for the past four years.
MSCI and Intapp to collaborate on private capital market intelligence

2 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

MSCI and Intapp have entered into a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic collaboration that will streamline how private market professionals can discover, analyse and act on opportunities, according to a statement by MSCI on Thursday.
TRP agrees distribution partnership in Japan

2 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

T. Rowe Price (TRP) has announced its first online distribution partnership in Japan as the firm continues to build on its growing intermediary business in the market. Under the partnership, T. Rowe Price US Structured Research Equity strategy will be available to retail investors in Japan through Rakuten Securities’ online distribution platform as a public ITM (investment trust fund) to be launched on June 13, according to a statement by the US asset manager.
M&G versus Matthews Asia: Head-to-Head

2 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

Fund Selector Asia asked Darius McDermott, managing director of Chelsea Financial Services and FundCalibre to consider two Asia ex-Japan strategies, the M&G (Lux) Asian A Acc fund and the Matthews Asia ex Japan Total Return Equity A Acc fund. M&G Asian is a high-conviction fund that takes an active approach to investing across the region, according to McDermott.
EY survey finds Asia wealth clients more likely to switch provider

2 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

Rich individuals in Asia Pacific show greater willingness to change wealth provider than their global peers. This indicates a major shift in client expectations and increasing pressure on the region’s wealth managers to modernise and deliver a more tailored, technology-driven service, the latest 2025 EY Global Wealth Research Report reveals.
TRP multi-asset team reduces equities exposure

2 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

The multi-asset team at T. Rowe Price (TRP) has shifted its asset class positioning to navigate heightened uncertainty. Thomas Poullaouec, head of multi-asset solutions Apac, at TRP and his team are underweight equities and overweight cash given potential headwinds to growth from tariffs and trade. “Heightened policy uncertainty and reduced capex/earnings expectation may push the stock market down further,” said Poullaouec (main picture), in a note today.
HSBC report: Asia’s entrepreneurs differ on business exit routes

3 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

Family business owners in Asia are keen to maintain their legacy and wealth across future generations, but few are actively preparing for succession, according to a report released by HSBC Global Private Banking today. These include people who are themselves second- or third-generation owners. This gap between intention and reality is particularly apparent compared with western markets.
Schroders: Gold still shines brightly

3 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

Gold’s long-term fundamentals were already looking positive, but President Trump is “super-charging” those trends by effectively rejecting the US role as reserve currency issuer, according to James Luke, fund manager, metals at Schroders. By proposing heavy tariffs based on the size of deficits, Trump is making it clear that the US wants balanced not free trade. It can also be viewed as a de-facto rejection of the US dollar-centric global monetary regime.
Precious Metals Archives - Fund Selector Asia

3 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Rupert Walker

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