FSA compares the three-year performance of foreign funds investing in A-shares with their mainland counterparts.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia

`Crazy demand’ for foreign assets fills QDII in one day
China Asset Management finished raising onshore money for its overseas-focused bond fund in just one day.
Chinese II money pours into money market funds
With higher yield than bank deposits, Chinese money market funds have for the first time attracted more institutional money than retail, according to Fitch Ratings.
DBS PB poaches UBS WM head
Joseph Poon has left UBS Wealth Management to serve as regional head of Southeast Asia for DBS Private Bank.
Robo-advisories to shake up China’s mutual fund business
Online advisory is an emerging trend in China as the current development of mutual funds hits a bottleneck, according to Tianhong Asset Management, China’s largest fund house by assets.
First State, UBS AM announce Asia hires
First State has appointed Kelley Foo as a portfolio manager within the multi-asset solutions team and, separately, UBS AM has named the Asia-Pacific head of fixed income.
Report: China probes CITIC Bank AM head
CITIC Bank confirmed to mainland media that Ma Xutian, its head of asset management business and chief investment officer, is under investigation.
Active management sector needs to shrink – Moody’s
The active management industry will have to shrink substantially, Moody’s Investor Services argues in a new report on the growth of passive investments.
Trilake Partners names new CIO
The Singapore-based wealth management firm has appointed Arnulfo de Pala as its new chief investment officer.
MRF northbound sales reach $415m in 1H
Hong Kong mutual funds selling in the mainland under the Mutual Recognition of Funds scheme reached RMB 2.77bn ($415m) in net sales in the first half, 45 times higher than the opposite flows.