Manulife has launched an investment company wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) in Shanghai, the firm announced.
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Video: BNY Mellon on multi-asset investing
In 2018, the base case scenario does not include a continuance of global synchronised growth, argues Brendan Mulhern, global strategist on the real return team at BNY Mellon Investment Management.
CIC’s Yun cites some reasons to be bullish on China
China is now in a Goldilocks situation, and it should continue in 2018, according to Edmund Yun, Hong Kong-based head of investment solutions at CIC Investor Services.
Stock Connect turnover passes $1trn
The total value of trading over the two Mainland-Hong Kong Stock Connect schemes since the launch of the Shanghai link three years ago has surpassed $1trn.
Gold bull cycle to run at least three years, says OMGI
Gold is expected to enter a bull cycle for at least three years due to the effects of interest rate hikes and inflation expectations, said Ned Naylor-Leyland, fund manager of the Old Mutual Gold and Silver Fund.
Currencies become key to fixed income opportunities
Local currency bonds are attractive as the environment for fixed income starts to turn positive after a multi-year downtrend, according to Federico García Zamora, managing director at BNY Mellon’s Standish Mellon.
A look at the performance of sustainable funds
Over a three-year period, three-quarters of the funds in the ethical/sustainable category underperformed the index, but as a percentage, they did better than conventional equity funds,, FSA research shows.
Video: BNP Paribas Asset Management on EM bonds
The single biggest risk to EM debt is currently not priced into the market, says Karan Talwar, emerging markets fixed income investment specialist at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
China’s Jupai reports surge in net income
The NYSE-listed Chinese asset and wealth manager reported a 119% spike in net income year-to-September and expects to see “high double-digit” revenue growth over the next couple years.
Best-selling Hong Kong-domiciled funds in Q3
JP Morgan’s Hong Kong-domiciled mutual funds attracted the most net new assets in the third quarter of 2017, Morningstar fund flow data shows.
