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The FSA Spy market buzz – 3 May 2024
Catholic principles investment, Brown Advisory and ESG, Robotics and automation fun, China’s little bounce, Frontier investing excitement, Zero downside in wonderland, Bambu’s demise and much more.
Allspring: Real returns matter more in a higher for longer environment
Allspring portfolio manager Eddie Cheng argues that equities are the best way to protect long-term purchasing power in a higher interest rate and inflation regime.
AIA Singapore unveils wealth strategy
The increase in regional and domestic wealth prompts AIA Singapore to set up wealth centre.
Fidelity completes fundraising for fourth mutual fund in China
Managed by Lynda Zhou, the fund is an equity income strategy and raised Rmb925m, primarily via Citic Bank and Citic Securities.
Asset Class in Focus
Does the ‘magnificent seven’ tech wobble signal a turning point?
The usage of the well-known moniker is starting to come under scrutiny as both Apple and Tesla struggle, while the other stocks are beset by headwinds.
Invesco: Higher for longer extends runway for leveraged loan outperformance
With rate cuts pushed back, higher coupons in the senior loan market are looking more attractive, but be wary of an uptick in defaults.
Capital Group moves overweight European bonds
Damir Bettini, portfolio manager at Capital Group, explains why he favours European investment grade bonds at the moment.
Tikehau Capital inks partnership with Flow Capital
Tikehau Capital also announced the opening of a new office in Hong Kong, its fourth in the region after Singapore, Seoul and Tokyo.
Why this top performing fund has been trimming Nvidia
The fund manager is conscious of the risk that “big winners can over time have that crown taken away”.
JPMAM sticks to long bond ‘pain trade’
Investors now have a second chance to lock in higher yields, argues JPMAM’s Apac chief market strategist.
Distributors
BOS’s Grizelda Lee: better options than cash
Long duration investment grade bonds and Japanese equities offer DPM clients yield and capital growth, according to Grizelda Lee, head of discretionary portfolio management at Bank of Singapore.
Research
Fragile support for sustainable funds in Asia
Taiwan was the exception to the trend of net outflows from Asia ex-Japan sustainable funds in the first quarter of this year, Morningstar finds.
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