The XIE Shares FTSE Chimerica ETF (Chimerica) was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today and tracks the FTSE China N Shares All Cap Capped Net Tax Index. Apart from the new ETF, the firm has plans to launch three additional ETFs during 2015, Tobias Bland, chief executive at EIP told Fund Selector Asia. “There are […]
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Aviva Investors unveils multi-strategy fund in Australia
The Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy (AIMS) Target Return Fund aims to deliver a return of 5% per annum above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s base rate over any rolling three-year period, the firm said. The current Australian base rate, called the cash rate, is 2.25%. “No matter who they are, investors want simple and specific outcomes […]
Maybank launches ASEAN approved fund in Malaysia
The Maybank Bosera Greater China ASEAN Equity-I Fund seeks to tap opportunities in Greater China and ASEAN.
Franklin Templeton fund
The FTIF Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund aims to offer capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to equity markets by allocating its assets across multiple alternative strategies. The product was launched in September last year in the US following Franklin’s 2012 acquisition of K2 Advisors, a hedge fund solutions provider. “In today’s volatile, low interest […]
Vanguard launches first S&P 500 ETF
Vanguard, which now has five ETFs in Hong Kong, said the total expense ratio (TER) of the new fund would be 0.25% annually, making it the lowest cost US equity ETF available in the special administrative region of China. “Today’s launch of the Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the Hong […]
RHB Islamic global developed market fund
The RHB Islamic Global Developed Markets Fund aims to offer capital growth by investing in Shariah-complaint companies listed in developed markets.
Nomura launches 2 Japan ETFs
“The ETFs will allow investors to gain exposure to Japanese equities while reducing the impact on their portfolios of potential Japanese yen depreciation against those currencies,” Nomura said. The products were launched under Nomura’s Next Funds, the brand for its ETF range, which has $52.7bn in assets under management. The products will track the performance […]
Fidelity America Vs Janus US Twenty
However, the first quarter proved to be the weakest since 2012 for the earnings per share of S&P-listed companies. The strong dollar and low oil prices dragged down earnings, according to JP Morgan Asset Management. While the firm expects EPS growth to rebound later this year, it warned that investors should lower their return expectations to […]
mutual recognition of funds to take off 1 July
The Securities and Futures Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission today said they have signed a cooperation pact for the initiative and agreed on the implementation principles. “The mutual recognition of funds initiative is a major breakthrough in the opening up of the mainland’s funds market to offshore funds,” the SFC’s chairman Carlson Tong […]
Japan dividends share buybacks set to rise
The changes in Japan may also fuel the interest of foreign investors seeking income, Simon Webber, lead portfolio manager for global and international equities, wrote in a research note.
