In 2016, Asia-Pacific ex-Japan ETF/ETP assets reached a record high of $135bn, but the region’s share only accounts for 4% of the industry’s global assets, according to ETFGI.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
HEAD-TO-HEAD: First State vs Schroders
FSA compares two Asia-Pacific dividend-focused funds: the First State Asian Equity Plus Fund and the Schroder ISF Asian Equity Yield Fund.
Hiring in Hong Kong’s AM industry slows
However, strong demand for relationship managers and fintech professionals remains, according to a recent salary survey report by Robert Walters.
FSA AWARDS Hong Kong 2017
We present photos from the FSA Awards in Hong Kong, held in partnership with FE Advisory on January 11 at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel.
The 2017 FSA Fund Award winners are…
Here are the Hong Kong winners of Fund Selector Asia’s third annual fund management awards.
SSGA and E Fund ink AM partnership
The pace of cross-border activities accelerates as US-based State Street Global Advisors and China’s E Fund sign a memorandum of understanding.
Syz closes HK asset management arm
Switzerland’s Banque Syz closed its asset management arm in Hong Kong to focus on European markets as Asia’s asset and wealth management industry consolidation continues.
Guidelines out for China’s WFOE fund launches
New funds do not need pre-approval, but the number of investors is limited per product for investment management wholly foreign-owned enterprise (IM WFOE) ready to launch their ‘private securities funds’.
Quaero brings `family enterprise’ fund to Asia
Geneva-based asset manager Quaero Capital is bringing to Asia its specialist fund that invests in European companies with family shareholders.
Mobius cites India as EM concern
November’s surprise ban of large currency bills in India is one of the greatest single-country risks in emerging markets, Mark Mobius, executive chairman of the Templeton emerging markets group, told FSA.
