Lombard Odier and Manila-based Union Bank have launched a multi-asset fund for private banking clients in the Philippines.
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.
Stratton Street: Question bond index weightings
Bond investors who have allocated money based on the major global bond indices are missing out on better bond opportunities, according to Andy Seaman, Stratton Street Capital’s London-based partner and chief investment officer.
Are Asian investors warming to hedge funds?
Asia-Pacific investors allocated $202bn to hedge funds in 2016, up from $180bn a year earlier, according to a Preqin report.
Western Asset: Asian government bonds in a `sweet spot’
Local currency Asian government bonds tend to offer higher yields compared to developed market sovereigns and are also relatively safe, according to Desmond Fu, trader and portfolio analyst at Western Asset Management.
In case you missed it – Funds News
PE firm Warburg Pincus to acquire a 49% stake in China’s Fortune SG Fund Management from Lyxor AM; Swiss hedge fund firm Gottex AM loses its HK asset management licence; SSGA seeks an APAC head of asset stewardship; LGIM names Danny Kwok as APAC head of equity trading; a Hong Kong Manulife employee receives Guinness World Records title as “the longest career as a corporate salesperson”; and more…
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Eastspring vs Invesco
FSA compares the Eastspring Investments India Equity Fund and the Invesco India Equity Fund.
Malaysia, Japan AMs to launch HK funds
Capital Dynamics Asset Management and Daiwa SB Investments have received authorisation from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission to sell their funds in Hong Kong, according to the regulator.
BOCHK AM, ABCI receive onshore quotas
China has granted BOCHK Asset Management its first QFII quota and ABCI Asset Management received additional RQFII quota, according to China’s regulatory agencies.
Fund passport scheme aims for 2018 launch
Countries in the Asia Regional Fund Passport (ARFP) scheme are working on the legislation and regulations in their respective markets and have targeted 2018 for the launch, according to ARFP’s first annual report.
HSBC PB hires from UBS for credit advisory role
HSBC Private Bank has poached Desiree Lam to fill the position of Asia-Pacific head of credit advisory.
