Weekly roundup of people news, June 4

CIC subsidiary loses president; Citi appoints Philippines head; Vanguard relocates director to Singapore; JLL boosts China investment team; and SC Lowy hires bond trading chief.… more

APAC Financial Markets • #Asia, #CIC, #Citi, #Hiring, #JLL, #SCLowy, #Vanguard #PeopleMoves

Vanguard adds China A shares to emerging market fund

Vanguard will include A shares in its emerging-market fund in the fourth quarter. And Hong Kong’s SFC chief Ashley Alder says he believes it is inevitable that MSCI will eventually include A shares in its indices.… more

APAC Financial Markets • #AShare, #EmergingMarketFund, #HongKong, #MSCI, #SFC, #Vanguard #AssetManagement, #Buyside

Vanguard fires first with A shares inclusion in EM funds

Global asset manager Vanguard has followed up the decision by FTSE Russell to begin including Chinese A-shares in its emerging markets indices with an announcement on June 2 that it will give A-shares an initial 5.6% weighting in its Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.... more

APAC Financial Markets • #AShare, #AssetManager, #EmergingMarketFunds, #Vanguard #AssetManagement, #Buyside