‘Beaten up’ China and Korea equities account for 2/3 of Stuart Rae’s portfolio.
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.
Asset manager execs back robo debut in Singapore
Executives at SSGA, UBS and KKR have personally invested seed money in Singapore-based Syfe.
Thailand aims to tighten fixed-term fund regs
The country’s securities regulator wants fund managers and distributors to disclose more information about the products’ risks.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackrock versus Fidelity
FSA compares two global multi-asset income funds: the BGF Global Multi Asset Income Fund and the Fidelity Global Multi Asset Income Fund.
In case you missed it (19 July 2019)
Fidelity makes key ESG appointment; Mutual fund assets in Southeast Asia contract; Invesco joins fixed maturity fund bandwagon; DWS to bolster ESG and AI capabilities; and more…
Fixed income assets double in Taiwan
The asset class now represents almost half of total assets in Taiwan, according to Morningstar Direct.
Fullgoal opens to Hong Kong’s retail market
The firm intends to launch an equity product that was formerly only available to professional investors.
A look at alts as an income source
As interest rates stay low for longer, JP Morgan Asset Management sees alternative investments as a source of harder-to-find income.
Majority of funds are ‘average’, says UOB PB
The bank also makes use of ETFs in certain markets where active fund managers are having difficulty outperforming their benchmarks.
