China’s first court specialised in judging cases involving the fund industry is aimed at tighter scrutiny of the financial industry.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
How NNIP uses big data in their investment process
Analysis of social media sentiment and online content are inputs into the decision-making process, which Mark Robertson, senior portfolio manager on the multi-asset team, describes for FSA.
Europe’s energy sector too cheap to ignore, Fidelity says
The recent oil price retreat is just noise, and large cap energy company valuations are at historical lows, according to Toby Gibb, Fidelity International’s investment director of European equities.
Herd behaviour creates opportunities for stock pickers
Market mispricings resulting from investor behaviour present opportunities, argues Michael Woolley, equity client portfolio manager at Eastspring Investments.
In case you missed it – Financial Markets Updates
China establishes its first fund industry court; management shake-up at China’s Jupai Holdings and Hong Kong’s Value Partners; SFC to co-host two cyber-security workshops; EM hedge fund product returns double that of DM strategies; Amex survey reveals HK finance execs’ optimism towards SAR’s economy; and others…
French election results a plus for Asia?
A key risk is removed, revealing relatively cheap assets in Europe and Asia against a background of improved investor sentiment, industry sources told FSA.
Chinese government bonds may be set for a boost
Inclusion on major bond indices could attract $200bn of inflows by the end the year, said Margaret Harwood-Jones, Standard Chartered head of investors and intermediaries based in Singapore.
The peculiarities of China ESG investing
Chinese companies account for a tiny percentage of ESG-filtered emerging market ETFs, even though China is 26.5% of the MSCI EM Index.
CFA exam to include fintech topics
Big data, artificial intelligence and robo-advisory are themes that are expected to be added to the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam.
FSDC: Hong Kong needs to catch up in fintech
Hong Kong’s Financial Services Development Council is pushing for a strong focus on ‘wealthtech’.
