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.
Eastspring officially opens China WFOE; UBS secures majority stake in China; Ping An launches two more ETFs in Hong Kong; HK regulator fines Soros family office; SFC modifies derivative investments calculation in funds; Singapore launches cybersecurity grant; and more…
The investment platform will offer private equity products in addition to the 16 mutual funds for sale to accredited investors.
Hong Kong-based Pickers Capital Management expects to launch a China-focused fund in Hong Kong that will be available to retail investors.
Cheaper price multiples will drive global equity returns next year, and China’s onshore bonds are starting to look appealing, argues Patrick Brenner, head of multi-asset investments for Asia.
The firm has made two appointments aiming to capture a larger slice of the wealth management business represented by Indians based locally and abroad.
Julie Koo, Citi’s managing director and head of investment management sales, uses the analogy to give a sense of how the bank organises its product shelf.
Higher downside risk for global equity markets requires an overweight to fixed income vs the benchmark, according to Thomas Poullaouec, Hong Kong-based head of multi-asset solutions for Asia-Pacific.
The London-based firm has plucked executives from Amundi and Blackrock to fill roles in its first Asia office in Singapore.
Ping An has listed two factor-based products and will be launching more, while CICC will introduce an ETF this week.
FSA compares two Greater China equity funds: the Fidelity Greater China Fund and the First State Greater China Fund.
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