This week, Fund Selector Asia, takes a look at the performance of two emerging market equity funds.
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Hong Kong fund sales plunge
Hong Kong net fund sales dropped by 50% in the first six months of 2015, new figures reveal.
Giving credit to ESG analysis
Including ESG factors when assessing investments can reduce risk and, according to Hermes research, enhance overall fund performance.
Julius Baer names new APAC head
Jimmy Lee, who spent 11 years at Credit Suisse, will take over as the bank’s Asia-Pacific head in 2016.
Yuan cuts have an upside for global markets – Greetham
Yuan devaluation will rescue the global market from overheating and restore the deflationary recovery, according to Royal London Asset Management’s Trevor Greetham.
DPM a hard road for smaller banks: UBS
Discretionary portfolio management is gaining traction in Asia, but is labour- and cost-intensive, raising challenges for smaller firms, according to Patrick Grossholz, Asia-Pacific head of investment management at UBS Wealth Management.
China creating big trouble for emerging markets
The issue of the value of China’s currency versus other major currencies, particularly the US dollar, has been rumbling on for many years now.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Fidelity vs Nordea global equity funds
With interest rates expected to remain low for years, conditions are ripe for investors to take a much closer look at equities. Fund Selector Asia compares two global equity funds.
Nomura to list 3 ETFs in Japan
Nomura Asset Management will list three exchange traded funds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 24 August.
AXA IM hire to expand private bank reach
The firm has appointed Kelly Ng as a director as it looks to expand its coverage of private banking and wealth managers in Asia.
