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Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
China’s regulator alert to bond fund growth
China’s regulator has growing concern over short-term bond funds, which have almost doubled assets year-to-date.
Taiwan investors shift to balanced funds
In terms of offshore funds, Taiwan investors trimmed fixed income and moved into balanced and money market funds in the first half, according to data from the Securities Investment Trust and Consulting Association (Sitca).
FE Advisory Asia Portfolio review – June 2018
FE Advisory rebalanced its cautious portfolio at the end of June, reducing risk by switching to a shorter duration fixed income strategy.
More foreign AMs to roll out funds inside China
Foreign firms continue to build a base in China’s private fund market by becoming eligible to launch products for domestic institutional and high net worth investors.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: JP Morgan vs Matthews Asia
FSA compares the JP Morgan Pacific Securities Fund and the Matthews Asia Asia Dividend Fund.
Asian HY defaults may hit 3%: Manulife AM
Defaults on Asian high yield corporate bonds may surpass the 2.9% level reported in 2015 due to difficulty in refinancing debt, said Jimond Wong, managing director and senior portfolio manager for Pan-Asia bonds at Manulife Asset Management.
Hedge funds at top and bottom of Q2 performance
Alternative products were among both the top and bottom performers in FSA’s quarterly ranking of products available to investors in Hong Kong and/or Singapore.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackrock vs Schroders
FSA compares the BGF World Energy Fund and the Schroder ISF Global Energy Fund.
EFG Bank sees demand for ‘new’ hedge strategies
Alternative investment funds, many of which are descendants of the risky hedge funds from a decade ago, are increasingly in demand as risk-management tools, according to Simon Godfrey, head of product management at EFG Bank.
