UBS Asset Management’s wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) in Shanghai has launched an onshore equity fund for domestic high net worth individuals and institutional investors in China.
Author Archives: Francis Nikolai Acosta
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.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Neuberger Berman vs Pictet
FSA compares two global emerging market bond funds: the Neuberger Berman Emerging Market Debt Fund and the Pictet Global Emerging Debt Fund.
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The plus and minus of China’s new foreign ownership rules
China recently announced it would ease foreign ownership limits for fund management firms, but huge challenges await foreign players that want to enter China’s retail investor market, industry sources said.
NB to launch onshore China fund
Neuberger Berman’s wholly-owned foreign enterprise (WFOE) in Shanghai has obtained a private fund management (PFM) licence from the Asset Management Association of China and has six months to launch a product.
Robo-advisor launched in Singapore’s sandbox
Kristal Advisor’s robo-advisory platform, Kirstal.ai, has been launched in Singapore with the help of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s sandbox programme, according to Asheesh Chanda, Kristal’s founder.
Legg Mason’s Rare to launch infra fund in Singapore
Legg Mason Global Asset Management is planning to launch a listed infrastructure fund in the Lion City, according to records from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Are smaller companies Japan’s real value?
Japan’s mid- and small-cap stocks have outperformed large caps, but many are ignored or under-researched, according to Max Godwin, a Singapore-based portfolio manager on Eastspring Investments’ Japan equity team.
Is it time for the low volatility factor portfolio?
Worries over unusually low market volatility are on everyone’s mind, and Christiaan Kraan, Paris-based investment specialist at Seeyond, says his firm puts a volatility screen above all other metrics when selecting and managing portfolio positions.
Survey: Asia’s investors expect double digit returns
Investors in Asia expect 11.7% annual returns over the next five years, among the highest return expectations globally, according to a survey conducted by Schroder Investment Management.
