First State is to launch a trio of Asia funds as it seeks to establish the reputation of its new Stewart Asia team.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
Ireland approves UCITS for Stock Connect
A rush of applications are expected after the Central Bank of Ireland’s clarification of rules governing how Irish-domiciled funds can utilise the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, according to industry group Irish Funds.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: BOC-Prudential vs ChinaAMC
Asian investors have lagged behind developed market investors in using exchange traded funds, but this could change over the medium-term. Fund Selector Asia compares two ETFs tracking the CSI 300 Index.
What influences Asian fund sales?
Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea retail investors are most influenced by fund fees in their investment decisions, but Taiwan is different, according to a BNY study.
Survey: Singapore investors shift from multi-asset
Singapore retail investors have made a significant allocation shift over the last six months away from multi-asset and balanced funds into equity funds, bond funds and hedge funds.
Tales of the unexpected: NB’s Ping Zhou
Ping Zhou explains how data, economic theory and academic research trump face-to-face contact in his systematic global equity strategy that seeks to identify unexpected growth.
Ideas for Asian dividend yield
Asian dividend yield remains a strong theme despite the widely- anticipated US rate hike, said King Fuei Lee, fund manager for Asia ex-Japan equities at Schroders.
BlackRock prefers India, China bonds
Asian bond markets are less vulnerable to the US interest rate rise and India and China are the two preferred countries for bond investments, said Joel Kim, head of Asia-Pacific fixed income at BlackRock.
Aviva Investors changes Taiwan distribution partner
The firm said it has swapped master agents in Taiwan, appointing CTBC Investments. CTBC will distribute Aviva’s 11 public registered SICAV funds from 1 August. Previously, the distribution was handled by First Capital Management. Kevin Talbot, chief executive of Asia Pacific, believes Taiwan holds “significant opportunity” for the firm. “Our new partnership with CTBC Investments […]
Deutsche AWM launches China sovereign bond ETF
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has launched the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the European market to provide investors with exposure to China’s domestic sovereign bond market.
