Less than half of Greater China funds have outperformed the MSCI China Index and only one is positive year-to-date.
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.
CSOP debuts another China index tracker
Despite delistings of A-share ETFs by various firms, CSOP believes that the product is differentiated in Hong Kong due to the focus on small and mid-caps.
Hong Kong family office shifts focus to Singapore
Raffles Family Office expects to more than double AUM this year, even after putting mainland plans on hold.
Singapore robo eyes firms outside Asia
Separately, a number of Asia-based robo-advisory firms have already partnered with banks in the region.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Jupiter versus MFS
FSA compares two European equity products: the Jupiter European Opportunities Fund and the MFS Meridian European Research Fund.
In case you missed it (13 March 2020)
Franklin Templeton names Asia head for alternative sales; VP Bank’s AUM hits $79bn; Invesco launches China quant fund in Europe; Standard Chartered unveils virtual bank in Hong Kong; and more…
A look at BNPP’s concentrated China fund
The coronavirus appears to have passed peak infection in China, according to the fund manager, who explains her strategy and how China’s ‘transformative’ companies have been an alpha source.
Don’t fear a global sell-off, Fidelity says
The firm favours attractively valued markets, such as emerging markets and China — and the UK.
Malaysian firm partners with Alliance Bernstein
RHB AM expects that it will be able to attract RM 100m ($23.7m) for its US-focused income fund in the next couple of months.
SFC expands list of funds meeting ESG disclosure
Nine funds were added on the list, six of which are managed by Pictet Asset Management.
