Small cap equities provide better risk-adjusted returns than large caps, despite higher volatility, said Andrew Paisley, manager of Standard Life Investment’s European Smaller Companies Fund.
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.
Towers Watson names new APAC investment head
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Taro Ogai as head of investments for Asia-Pacific and Jayne Bok as head of investments for Asia.
The problem with Asian fund passport schemes
Regulatory and tax squabbles and the desire to deepen domestic fund industries are among the high hurdles for passporting programmes, according to Daniel Caleghin, head of wealth management strategy for Asia-Pacific at Deloitte subsidiary Casey Quirk.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Investec vs Natixis
FSA compares the Investec Global Franchise Fund and the Natixis Global Asset Management – Harris Associates Global Equity Fund.
ETF firm VanEck receives RQFII quota
US ETF manager VanEck Investments and BOB Scotia International Asset Management are among the firms that received RQFII and QFII quotas for the first time.
It’s official: Janus Henderson Investors
US-based Henderson and the UK’s Janus Capital have completed their all-stock merger of equals to form Janus Henderson Group, according to a statement from the new firm.
US equity growth funds top in 2017
US growth-oriented funds have outperformed the North America equity sector by a huge margin, while US value-oriented funds have underperformed, according to data from FE Analytics.
Deutsche Bank WM plucks four from BEA
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has hired a team of four in Hong Kong to cover clients in Greater China, according to a statement from the firm.
Vanguard joins global firms in China WFOE setup
Vanguard is the latest firm to launch a wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE), enabling it to carry out various onshore investment services, according to a statement from the firm.
Taiwan’s Taishin enters ETF arena
The Taiwan Stock Exchange has approved Taishin Securities Investment Trust’s application to launch three ETFs that track MSCI indices, according to a statement from Taiwan’s bourse.
