Even foreign players have opened accounts with online fund platforms for selling investment products direct to investors.
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.
Do impact investments hold up in a crisis?
A healthcare company providing glucose monitoring for diabetes patients, which Hermes includes in its impact fund, saw its share price surge 70% this year.
MAS encourages managers to launch ESG funds
As of the end of March, Singapore accounted for only $6m of the nearly $8bn AUM of the sustainable universe in Asia ex-Japan.
BOC subsidiary inks agreement with Hong Kong robo
Aqumon now has several B2B partners, including CMB Wing Lung Bank and insurance firm AIA.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Franklin Templeton versus Legg Mason
FSA compares two Asia fixed income products: the Templeton Asia Bond Fund and the Legg Mason Western Asset Asian Opportunities Fund.
In case you missed it (05 June 2020)
Jupiter AM’s Asia team expands with Merian acquisition; Federated Hermes makes manager changes; Amundi launches ESG ETFs in Europe; Apac real estate AUM hits $600bn; and more…
CSOP AM to launch HK’s first gold L&I product
The product has already received an initial investment of $5m.
Ninety One prepares ESG fund in Hong Kong
The high conviction portfolio is another entry into the growing group of ESG funds.
Going off benchmark for Japan returns
Investing in the asset class is different from investing in the Japan economy, according to an FSSA IM portfolio manager whose Japan fund has soared above its benchmark and sector.
