The shortlist of candidate funds in each category was compiled by FE Analytics using its Crown Rating system, which rates funds using three separate tests: alpha, volatility and consistency. FE also ran fund performance over multiple time periods.
The shortlists were then given to independent panels of well-known professionals from Asia’s fund selector community in Hong Kong and in Singapore.
The judges’ selections will determine two winners in each category (Platinum and Gold). Final results will be in next week.
In both Hong Kong and Singapore, the awards have 15 categories. Below are the shortlisted fund candidates (with Citicodes) for the first five categories from both jurisdictions.
In the coming days we will be publishing the shortlisted funds for the remaining categories.
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Hong Kong
Asia Pacific Equity
Macquarie Asia New Stars B9L3
PineBridge Asia ex Japan Small Cap Equity KV08
Fidelity Asian Smaller Companies 0M9G
Schroder ISF Asian Smaller Companies TQ84
PineBridge Asia ex Japan Equity AH24
JPMorgan Eastern Smaller Companies AYE0
Manulife Asia Value Dividend Equity G3U1
Mirae Asset Asia Pacific Equity IFL3
First State Asia Innovation RJ07
First State Asian Equity Plus ZW77
Emerging Market Bonds
AB Emerging Market Corporate Debt Portfolio GW1L
First State Emerging Markets Bond 0J06
Invesco Emerging Market Corporate Bond NDR5
Investec Emerging Markets Corporate Debt NAN8
Aberdeen Global Emerging Markets Corporate Bond N1N7
BlackRock GF Emerging Markets Bond YY93
AB Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio H768
European Equity
Investec European Equity AUK8
Invesco Continental European Small Cap Equity GV87
Invesco Pan European Equity Income I202
JPM Europe Small Cap JT09
JGF-Jupiter European Growth J241
JPM Europe Dynamic ABHS
Parvest Equity Europe Small Cap BHC6
BlackRock GF European Special Situations M439
Schroder ISF European Smaller Companies SM79
BlackRock GF European Value MU90
Global Bonds
Schroder ISF Strategic Bond E9Z2
HS Global Financial Sector Bond G3U2
BlackRock GF Global Government Bond WB42
BlackRock GF Fixed Income Global Opportunities ABR0
JPM Global Government Bond ABIJ
AXA USD Hedged Global Bond AV90
Pimco GIS Global Bond X213
Global Emerging Market Equity
Schroder ISF Frontier Markets Equity M9S1
Templeton Emerging Markets Smaller Companies A9L2
Fidelity Emerging Markets FJ65
HSBC GIF Emerging Wealth CAF3
Stewart Investors Global Emerging Markets Leaders Z874
UBS (Lux) Equity SICAV – Emerging Markets Sustainable (USD) C1L6
Mirae Asset GEM Sector Leader Equity IIU9
Singapore
Asia Pacific Equity
Macquarie Asia New Stars B9L3
PineBridge Asia ex Japan Small Cap Equity KV08
PineBridge Asia ex Japan Equity AH24
Manulife Asia Value Dividend Equity G3U1
Mirae Asset Asia Sector Leader Equity GVPF
Fidelity Asian Smaller Companies 0M9G
Schroder ISF Asian Smaller Companies TQ84
Templeton Asian Smaller Companies DKJ1
Value Partners High Dividend Stocks V121
Fidelity Pacific FJ82
Emerging Market Bonds
Investec Emerging Markets Corporate Debt NAN8
UBS (Lux) Bond SICAV – Emerging Markets Bonds 2016 (USD) 0T1W
First State Emerging Markets Bond 0J06
Multibond Emerging Bond (USD) JG67
Investec Latin American Corporate Debt IIW3
HSBC GIF GEM Debt Total Return BYT2
NN (L) Emerging Markets Debt (HC) KVS8
Pioneer Funds Emerging Markets Bond P079
Threadneedle (Lux) Global Emerging Market Short Term Bonds YS50
BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Corporate Debt 0YLL
European Equity
BlackRock SF European Opportunities Extension AWY3
Investec European Equity AUK8
Invesco Pan European Equity Income I202
TT International European Equity TD07
Acadian European Equity UCITS KE1T
Invesco Continental European Equity BW51
Pioneer European Potential MBE8
Parvest Equity Europe Small Cap BHC6
Henderson Horizon Euroland HY05
Capital Group European Growth and Income Fund (LUX) UN75
Global Bonds
New Capital Global Value Credit NM92
Aberdeen Global Select Global Credit Bond OK47
GS Global Strategic Income Bond Portfolio NCO4
CS 1 (Lux) Global Value Bond I0B0
Russell Global Bond A3S4
BlackRock GF Fixed Income Global Opportunities ABR0
Aberdeen Global II Global Sovereign Opportunities Bond C2H2
UOB United High Grade Corporate Bond ICI8
Pimco GIS Global Investment Grade Credit P697
Legg Mason Western Asset Global Core Plus Bond MAC9
Global Emerging Market Equity
HSBC GIF Frontier Markets 0MBL
Charlemagne Magna New Frontiers N8H8
Charlemagne Magna Undervalued Assets KBA1
Fidelity FAST Emerging Markets 0H6T
HSBC GIF Emerging Wealth CAF3
RAM (LUX) Systematic Funds Emerging Markets Equities IGF6
Stewart Investors Global Emerging Markets Leaders Z874
Aviva Investors Emerging Markets Equity Small Cap A7I1
Carmignac Ptf Emerging Discovery C2R8
Alger Emerging Markets J364
To be continued….