China’s banks, despite a positive outlook, are not the best investments because they face increasingly hard competition from online giants running financial platforms, according to Greg Kuhnert, portfolio manager at Investec Asset Management.
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Singapore firm bets on China’s opening
Mainland-owned Overseas Chinese Investment Management has a hedge fund operation in Singapore that hopes to benefit as China loosens capital controls and opens its financial industry.
Robo-advisor performance January 2018
FSA joins the robo-advisor discussion with its monthly feature showing portfolio returns of three robo-advisors serving clients in Asia.
Value Partners to take on fund outsourcing
Hong Kong-based Value Partners is in talks with several foreign asset managers for a new fund outsourcing initiative and the firm aims to form partnerships by the end of the year.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Alliance Bernstein vs JP Morgan
FSA compares two emerging market equity products: the AB Emerging Markets Growth Portfolio and the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund.
Investment limits tightened on $233bn Yuebao
Tianhong Asset Management has placed a temporary daily cap on investments in Yuebao, the the world’s largest money market fund, in order to stem the influx of money during the Chinese New Year period.
Investec: Investor relations in China slow to develop
Mainland-listed companies still need to improve transparency, which remains an obstacle to institutional investment, said Greg Kuhnert, portfolio manager at Investec Asset Management.
Which HK funds gathered the most assets in 2017?
JP Morgan handily beat all rivals in gathering new assets in its Hong Kong-domiciled bond and mixed asset funds, as investors retreated from pure equity products, Morningstar data shows.
Value Partners joins the party with onshore fund
Hong Kong-based Value Partners has joined Fidelity, UBS AM and Man Group with the launch of an onshore China fund, as momentum for foreign-managed products targeting China’s professional investors continues.
J Safra Sarasin names new Singapore CEO, adds RMs
Bank J Safra Sarasin has appointed Vinay Gandhi as CEO of its Singapore branch, replacing Benedikt Maissen, who left the bank in early January, according to the bank’s spokeswoman.
