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  • “ESG is in our DNA” isn’t just a cliché: How PE firms can prepare for ESG scrutiny by communicating strategically

    Private equity as an asset class continues to boom, but this has brought with it added scrutiny, particularly on how firms are incorporating ESG and sustainability into their investing process. It has become a cliché to say that “ESG is in our firm’s DNA” but the PE business model lends itself particularly well to sustainable investing in a number of ways and businesses can communicate this better. In the current absence of uniform disclosure rules...

  • Don’t Just Break the Ceiling — #BreakZeroSum

    By Kitty Lee   FleishmanHillard is on a mission to become the most inclusive agency in the world. And supporting local communities where we operate is essential. In Hong Kong, FleishmanHillard and BlueCurrent Group were proud to be the PR and social media partners for The Women’s Foundation and their #BreakZeroSum advocacy campaign. As we navigate the post-pandemic era, the world is facing new challenges and competition for talent across industries. Gender inequality continues to be a pressing...

  • The New World of ESG Compliance and Communications in Asia Pacific

    Patrick Yu, GM, SVP and Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard Hong Kong The global landscape for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is in the midst of rapid transformation, driven by new standards and evolving regulations while pressed by broad-based demand for greater transparency and accountability, and all set against a backdrop of a growing number of investment decisions being shaped by ESG considerations. Investors of all stripes (institutional, pension, private equity etc.) plus other stakeholders want...

  • Asian Investors Diversify Portfolios to Build Resilience During Volatility, New FleishmanHillard Report on Asset Management in Asia Shows

    HONG KONG, May 9, 2023 – Asian investors are becoming increasingly risk averse and seeking to diversify their portfolios to improve resilience during this period of market volatility, according to FleishmanHillard’s The Future of Asset Management in Asia 2023. Published together with the agency’s TRUE Global Intelligence practice, the report features thoughtful analysis drawn from an online survey of Asian investors. The report also includes an overview of the latest trends in Asia’s asset management...

  • New Market Connect Schemes Between Mainland China and Hong Kong Unlock Further Opportunities for Overseas Asset Managers: But Are You Ready?

    The continuous liberalization of the capital market in mainland China provides many opportunities for international institutional investors. The long-awaited exchange-traded fund (ETF) connect scheme between Hong Kong and mainland China began July 4, 2022, with aggregate debut trading volume amounting to RMB28.5 billion (US$4.25 billion). In addition, a new initiative, “Swap Connect,” was announced to allow mutual access between Hong Kong and mainland China’s interest rate swap markets. These two initiatives mark a major milestone...

  • Credibility, Performance and Service Fees are Key Criteria for Choosing Asset Managers, According to FleishmanHillard’s First Pan-Asia Future of Asset Management Report

    HONG KONG, June 14, 2022 – The vast majority of Asian investors see credibility (96%), performance (96%) and service fees (90%) as the key criteria for choosing an asset manager, according to FleishmanHillard’s The Future of Asset Management in Asia 2022. The report, which for the first time now covers four markets across Asia (mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore and South Korea) and follows three years of the well-received Future of Asset Management in...

  • React or Not React? Upping Your Game in the Face of Shareholder Activism

    Shareholder activism is on the rise in Asia Pacific as companies and CEOs face unprecedented scrutiny from international and local investors looking for better corporate governance and transparency. In the first quarter of 2022, there were 76 public corporate actions, as compared to 50 in the same period of 2021, on corporates and issuers in the region, with Korea, Australia and Japan leading the way, according to Insightia’s Shareholder Activism in Q1 2022 report. So...

  • Gen Z: Evolving Social Media and Sports Preferences

    The pandemic has brought all generations into the digital world to work, connect, socialize and be entertained. Members of Generation Z have lived their entire lives digitally, but as they come of age, they are cementing their status as purveyors of culture, drivers of consumer growth and are redefining the media landscape.  FleishmanHillard’s TRUE Global Intelligence practice partnered with BlueCurrent China to release a global study on Generation Z in China, Japan and the UK...

  • The Role of Communications in Tackling Cyber Risks

    Large corporations are no strangers to cyber-attacks. For over 30 years, companies have worked to keep up with an increasingly interconnected world by strengthening their networks’ defenses and security infrastructure against external threats. While these concerns used to fall squarely on the shoulders of IT departments, today, the pace of technological advancement has placed Internet-enabled devices in the pockets and homes of the general public, blurring the lines between work and home, rendering employees key...

  • The Future of ESG: Now or Never?

    A few years ago, Environmental, Social and Governance, or ESG, was a trendy hipster investment term; today it is no longer trendy – it’s a corporate necessity. Yet, even though ESG reporting is now commonplace, and required in many jurisdictions, for many people the term is interchangeable with environmental factors, with the social and governance factors tending to get left out.   In short, there is too much ‘E’ and too little ‘S’ and ‘G”...