In a year of extremely low volatility, gold and precious metals funds stand out as the most volatile, FE data shows.
Author Archives: Dylan Emery
Dylan Emery is the group editorial director of Last Word. He is one of the founders of the company and he created International Adviser, Portfolio Adviser and Expert Investor. His primary responsibilities are as editor and conference chairman of Expert Investor; and as the director responsible for research across all brands.
HK ETFs show net outflows in 2017
Investors in Hong Kong and China ETFs cashed in profits in 2017, which resulted in net outflows from the passive products, data from Morningstar shows.
Which funds had the best ratios in 2017?
China equity funds have delivered, on average, the most bang for the buck in 2017, when measured in terms of alpha and risk-adjusted returns or the Sharpe ratio.
2017 leaders and laggards
China equity funds lead, while natural resources and hedge funds underperform in FSA’s year-end ranking of the best and worst performing funds available to Hong Kong and Singapore investors.
CSOP eyes big data, AI and blockchain
CSOP Asset Management plans to bring big data and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its product line within three years, aiming to lessen the time and cost pressures on investors.
High-conviction EM funds tend to underperform
Highly concentrated, high-conviction equity mutual funds tend to underperform, FSA research shows.
Report: Asian investors keen on equities in 2016
Asia was the only region with significant inflows into equity funds while recording the highest fund asset growth globally, according to a Morningstar report.
Study: China’s physical ETFs reveal advantages
For performance reasons, the trend toward physical replication is beneficial for investors in China A-share exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a Morningstar research report.
Video Interview: I’m not a eurosceptic, says Yanis Varoufakis
In an exclusive interview at the Pan-European Congress hosted by FSA’s sister publication Expert Investor, Yanis Varoufakis reveals why he is not a eurosceptic and why he admires Wolfgang Schäuble.
