Roger Bacon, head of Citibank’s managed investments in Asia, shares some of the bank’s fund selections and products under consideration in 2015.
Author Archives: Drew Wilson
Drew Wilson is editor of Fund Selector Asia. Previously he was editor at a publication covering private equity.
Natixis survey
Equities and managing downside risk are the key focus areas for global institutional investors in 2015, according to a survey report by Natixis Global Asset Management.
Citibank is buying equities in 2015
Roger Bacon, head of Citibank’s managed investments in Asia, sketches the bank’s investment themes for 2015, which he believes will be a challenging year.
OMGI 2015 outlook
China has some juicy catalysts that could drive the mainland markets, which currently have companies with cheap valuations, according to Old Mutual Global Investors.
Hong Kong regulators suspend ICBCI broker
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has suspended the licence of a former ICBC International Securities representative for failures in his work on a 2009 IPO.
Lombard Odier partners with Thai bank
The Swiss firm has signed an agreement with Thailand’s Kasikornbank to provide wealth management services to the bank’s private clients and enter a market with the highest HNWI growth in ASEAN.
Aberdeen sees US driven growth
In 2015, the chase for yield will be even tougher, the US dollar will shine and any treasury bond selloff is likely to be muted, said Victor Rodriguez, head of Asia Pacific fixed income at Aberdeen Asset Management.
Harvest draws most capital
Harvest Global Investment, a mainland asset manager, has attracted $2bn in capital for its new funds in Q3 2014, led by its domestic product that can invest in state-owned enterprises.
Russia funds
Over the past 12 months, the best performing Russia-weighted fund had a negative 19.5% return.
High yield bonds losing allure
The compensation for credit risk in high yield bonds has fallen below the 10-year average, writes Peter van der Welle, strategist at Robeco.
