FSA compares the strategy of two exchange-traded funds, the BMO Asia High Dividend ETF and the DB x-trackers MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan High Dividend Yield Index Ucits ETF.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia

Standard Life mulls post-Brexit move to Dublin
Insurance and investment giant Standard Life is considering moving its European hub to Dublin as it prepares for the UK to pull out of the EU single market, the firm’s chairman Gerry Grimstone has said.
At GSAM, EM optimism runs high
A commodity price recovery and a resilient India should help sustain a rally in EM equities, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s chief investment officer of emerging markets equity, Prashant Khemka.
Video: Legg Mason on income investing
Wontae Kim, a research analyst at Legg Mason subsidiary Western Asset Management, explains objective-driven income investing.
Leveraged and inverse ETFs are a hit in Taiwan
Leveraged and inverse ETFs in Taiwan now account for more than half of assets in the two most popular ETF sectors, data from Morningstar shows.
Robo-advisories face headwinds in China
Robo-advisories will likely take a long time to be accepted in China, according to the CFA Institute.
Harvest Global launches first Ucits fund
Harvest Global Investments (HGI), the international arm of China’s Harvest Fund Management, has launched its first Ucits-compliant sub-fund, Harvest China Evolution Equity Fund.
StanChart RMs get support tools for advising clients
Standard Chartered Private Bank has launched a new digital wealth advisory tool for its relationship managers.
Retail capital flowing into multi-asset funds
Retail sales of global multi-asset funds in Hong Kong surged in December 2016, suggesting the retail base is now seeking diversification.
Video: Schroders on absolute returns
David Philpotts, head of research on the QEP investment team, answers three questions on managing volatility.