Other firms are also expecting regulators to relax rules that will allow them to offer products to retail investors by 2021, according to a local media report.
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 ‘global quant mixed-asset’ index
The firm’s private fund, which includes proprietary money from CSOP and UBS, is benchmarked against the index.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Investec versus JP Morgan
FSA compares two global mixed asset products: the Investec Global Multi Asset Income Fund and the JP Morgan Multi Income Fund.
In case you missed it (12 April 2019)
Investec AM names head of multi-asset; Asia’s institutions double ETF asset allocation; China-focused hedge funds do well; S&P Dow Jones launches S&P 500 ESG Index; and more…
Ostrum sets up Hong Kong subsidiary
The Natixis Investment Managers affiliate has hired senior execs for the Hong Kong office and plans an infrastructure debt strategy.
EIP exits Hong Kong’s ETF market
The firm is disappointed with the lack of progress in developing the Hong Kong-China ETF Connect programme.
Thai investors return to fixed income
Foreign investment fixed term bond funds remain popular, as local investors rush back into fixed income, according to data from Morningstar Direct.
No ESG plan would be ‘suicidal’
Amundi and BNP Paribas AM aim to integrate ESG factors across all products, and Willis Towers Watson expects more firms to follow – or lose business.
Seeyond enters Hong Kong’s public market
The move follows a similar move by Loomis Sayles, another Natixis Investment Managers affiliate.
Chorus builds for local currency bonds
Managers of the JP Morgan Asian Total Return Bond Fund have joined others in highlighting the attractiveness of local currency Asia bonds.
