In Hong Kong, the new products that gained the most assets in January are managed by BEA Union IM.
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.
Evaluating the ESG evaluators
A number of asset managers have been increasing their ESG capabilities, but are these hires senior enough to help drive investment decisions?
HEAD-TO-HEAD: First State versus Invesco
FSA compares two mixed asset products: the First State Bridge Fund and the Invesco Asia Balanced Fund.
Fullerton preps multi-asset products
Data suggests rising investor sentiment for multi-asset products in Asia.
In case you missed it (22 March 2019)
BNPP AM creates APAC head of stewardship role; BNY launches ESG reporting tools; 2019 another difficult year for hedge funds?; HKIFA welcomes SFC’s deadline extension on complex product regulations; and more…
ICBC Credit Suisse plans two funds in HK
The mainland joint venture firm will be offering its first global product to investors in Hong Kong.
Are ‘fallen angels’ a concern?
BBB bonds have mushroomed and fixed income, particularly high yield, has become a hot asset class in Asia again, according to Rachel Harris, senior investment director for credit at Aviva Investors.
SFC extends ‘complex product’ regs deadline
The original deadline in April has not given much time for distributors and fund managers to implement changes.
Watching risk in Vietnam
The main risk is not from the US-China trade tension, which Vietnam could actually benefit from, according to Quynh Le Yen, Ho Chi Minh-based portfolio manager at Dragon Capital.
UBS Wealth reports plunge in 2018 inflows
The firm reported 40%-plus drops in wealth and asset management results in 2018.
