Francis is editor for Fund Selector Asia, covering the asset and wealth management industry in Asia. He joined Last Word Media in November 2016 as a senior journalist and became deputy editor in 2019. Previously, he was a reporter at Ignites Asia, A Financial Times service, also covering the region's asset management industry. He has a Master's degree in journalism from The University of Hong Kong.
The broader adoption of the stewardship code among Japan’s listed companies is showing concrete results in the form of higher stock returns, according to Aisa Ogoshi, portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management, who has been overweight Japan for five years.
As volatility returns to markets, healthcare-related equity funds have been among the worst performers, according to data from FE Analytics.
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Despite the return of market volatility, a Vietnam equity fund managed by JP Morgan Asset Management has soared to the top as best performer, according to data from FE Analytics.
Online platforms are impacting investor communication, which needs to be in real-time after a market plunge, according to a joint study conducted by Scorpio Partnership and BNP Paribas.
Aligning its client base to more millennials, Japan-based Nomura Asset Management has made a strategic investment of $25m in Hong Kong-based robo-advisory and mobile trading services firm 8 Securities Group.
China’s regulator is likely allow 10 more foreign managers to sell private fund products in 2018, according to Miao Hui, senior analyst at Cerulli Institute, who leads the China research initiative.
Investec Asset Management and Taiwan-based Mega International Investment Trust were granted onshore investment quotas in March, according to records from China’s State Administration for Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
Less than half of managers of China equity funds outperform their indices over several time periods, FSA’s analysis shows.
In Taiwan, Natixis Investment Managers has dropped a lengthy master agent relationship with Fubon Asset Management and instead linked with CTBC Investments.
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