Post-1MDB, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has reinforced its focus on anti-money laundering (AML). Damayanti Shahani provides a snapshot of what a fund management firm can expect.
Author Archives: Drew Wilson
Drew Wilson is editor of Fund Selector Asia. Previously he was editor at a publication covering private equity.
Asia’s fund selectors bullish on Apac ex-Japan
The worst performing Asia-Pacific ex-Japan funds last year still reported double-digit returns, and Asia’s fund selectors told FSA they intend to stock up on the asset class in 2018.
Convertibles: best of both worlds?
Convertible bonds, which combine features of bonds and equities, are coming back as interest rates rise, argues Christophe Machu, investment specialist on the multi-asset and convertibles team at M&G Investments.
Were Byron Wien’s 2017 predictions right or wrong?
How accurate were the “Ten Surprises for 2017”, which Byron Wien, vice chairman of multi-asset investing at Blackstone, issued a year ago?
Why would someone invest in bitcoin?
Are there legitimate uses for bitcoin? EFG Asset Management’s head of research and deputy CIO Daniel Murray says that bitcoin is not a currency, but suggests three possible reasons why people would invest in it.
FE Advisory Asia Portfolio review – November 2017
The firm’s growth portfolio continued to deliver returns, buoyed by its holdings in a Japanese fund and a China dividend-focused strategy, according to FE Advisory Asia.
2018: Another year of boring markets inching up?
EFG joins the consensus that basically expects a continuation of market conditions from 2017, and the firm maintains overweights on the US, Japan and EM equities.
The long reach for high yield
NNIP’s emerging markets debt strategy surprisingly covers a lot of EMs, even extending beyond with overweights in markets such as Mongolia and Ukraine, according to portfolio manager Leo Hu.
Natixis: Blockchain will make funds cheaper
By moving back-office functions onto blockchain, Natixis expects to improve transparency and reduce the cost of its funds.
PGI and CCB venture plans cross-border funds
US-based Principal Global Investors intends to support Chinese asset management partner CCB in launching funds offshore, said PGI’s CEO Jim McCaughan.
