FSA compares the GAM Star China Equity Fund and the JPM China Fund.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
FSA Income Forum Singapore 2017
We present photo highlights from the FSA Income Forum Singapore, held on February 21 at The Fullerton Hotel.
Lyxor pulls HK retail funds in 2016
FSA takes a look at the mutual funds shut down in the SAR in 2016, led by Lyxor, according to data from Morningstar.
Taiwan’s Yuanta files to launch ChiNext ETF
Taiwan’s Yuanta Securities Investment Trust has filed an application to launch an ETF that would track the extremely volatile ChiNext Index.
Hong Kong launches 10-year sukuk
The product is the first 10-year sukuk launched by an AAA-rated government, according to the HKMA.
GSAM: Hedge fund closures reduce fees
Robert Mullane, managing director in the alternative investments and manager selection group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, discusses hedge fund fees and his fund of funds strategy.
Asian equities defy Trump
Asian equities have given the US the finger. Despite Trump rejecting the TPP, the Asia stock market, as measured by the MSCI Asia ex Japan, was up 3.8% in sterling terms in January – a much better start to the year than all other major markets bar Latin America.
Thai investors pour money into fixed income funds
Equity inflows were $232m in 2016, but fixed income funds reached $21.9bn, almost double that of 2015, according to Morningstar data.
BEA Union launches bond fund, eyes Swiss MRF
Hong Kong-based BEA Union Investment introduces a new Asian bond fund, and shows great interest in the Switzerland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds scheme.
China dividends shrink in 2016 on lower profits
Companies in China paid lower dividends in 2016, but Japan and Hong Kong payouts rose, according to a report by Henderson Global Investors.
