At Fund Selector Asia’s Forum in Hong Kong, delegates heard that attractive opportunities can be uncovered in Europe and fears about the EU entering into a long stagnation are overblown.
Author Archives: Drew Wilson
Drew Wilson is editor of Fund Selector Asia. Previously he was editor at a publication covering private equity.
BEA cautious on high yield
The low yield environment of the last couple years sent investors flocking to high yield fixed income products, up to the point where we hear about a potential bubble possibly forming, said Alfred Mak, head of investment products and advisory at the Bank of East Asia.
The lengthening road to fund approval
Layers of due diligence procedures now required by regulatory authorities are closing the gap between products available to private and retail clients, said Alfred Mak, head of investment products and advisory at the Bank of East Asia.
One way to play rising rates
A high yield product that links to the LIBOR rate could be a suitable way to play the next act of the interest rate saga, according to M&G Investments.
Commission model bottlenecks ETFs
The commission-based distribution model common in Asia is a key reason why exchange traded funds have comparatively less popularity in the region, said Marco Montanari, head of Deutsche Bank’s passive asset management, Asia Pacific.
BNY Mellon rollout discretionary business
BNY Mellon Wealth Management intends to launch “comprehensive discretionary investment and wealth management services to high net worth individual investors” after receiving approval from Hong Kong’s regulators, the bank said.
One way to play rising rates
A high yield product that links to the LIBOR rate could be a suitable way to play the next act of the interest rate saga, according to M&G Investments.
Janet Chong DBS
Some qualitative checks have been added to DBS’s fund selection process, according to Janet Chong, executive director and product solutions head of wealth management, who discussed the bank’s fund selection process and the integration of Societe Generale with Fund Selector Asia.
Funds start buying into Alibaba
About one month after Alibaba’s $25bn IPO on the NYSE, the largest in history, five funds registered for sale in Asia have made the Chinese ecommerce giant a top ten holding.
Hong Kong suspends DBS Vickers broker
Hong Kong’s regulators have suspended the licence of a broker formerly at DBS Vickers, the securities arm of DBS Bank, for breaching internal control policies.
