The deal will create a holding company, named Pioneer Investments, with combined assets under management worth €400bn ($431.7bn). According to the deal, UniCredit and private equity firms (Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic) each will own a 50% stake in the holding company, which will in turn own 100% of Pioneer’s US business. For businesses outside […]
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
Rising appetite for income products: Legg Mason
Almost 92% of investors surveyed in Singapore and 91% in Hong Kong said income-generating investments are extremely important in 2015. At Fund Selector Asia’s income forum in February, asset managers stressed income investing opportunities are available across a range of asset classes despite the low yield environment. The Legg Mason survey released today found Singapore investors […]
Further easing on cards even after China cuts banks’ RRR
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) on Sunday lowered the RRR for banks by 100 basis points to 18.5% as it seeks to add more liquidity to the economy, help boost bank lending and combat a growth slowdown. “The major reason for the RRR cut is the net forex outflows from China,” Grace Tam, global […]
Northern Trust sets up sales and client service team in Australia
The firm said it has hired BlackRock’s former vice president, Shane Teunissen, as senior institutional sales manager. Teunissen has more than 14 years of industry experience working across Australia and New Zealand. In addition to Teunissen’s appointment, the firm has named Ann-Marie Garry as sales associate. She joined Northern Trust following its acquisition of Bank […]
Asian markets appeal to Singaporean investors: Franklin Templeton
Even as China’s economy is slowing, 49% of the investors said the country offers the best investment opportunities followed by ASEAN countries (26%) and India (17%). The optimism comes from better economic growth prospects relative to other global economies, rising population and consumption, along with reform initiatives in some countries like India, China and Indonesia. […]
Asian equities team at OMGI gets Hong Kong licence
The OMGI Asian equities team, which manages $500 million in the region, was hired in late 2014 and consists of four members: Josh Crabb, Diamond Lee, Kris Whitlock and Dmitry Lapidus. It runs three funds – the Old Mutual Asian Equity Fund, the Pacific Equity Fund and the Greater China Equity Fund. “This is a […]
Alternative investment strategies on rise – Natixis survey
Singaporean investors outnumber their global peers when it comes to rejecting traditional portfolios, which typically have a mix of stocks and bonds. Nearly 75% of Singaporean investors (compared to 69% globally) believe the traditional approach to building a portfolio is not the optimal strategy. “A vast majority of Singapore investors now question whether traditional investment […]
Temasek CEO Ho takes three-month sabbatical leave
Ho started her part-time sabbatical with immediate effect, the sovereign wealth fund said in a statement. “She will continue with her board duties and specific stewardship duties.” Ho joined Temasek in 2002 as an executive director and was elevated to the role of CEO in 2004. Prior to joining Temasek, she worked as president and […]
AXA IM turns underweight on Chinese equities
“[A] word of caution is warranted following the stellar performance of Chinese equities over the past year or so. “Today A-shares trade at or above a 20x multiple and look simply expensive. A correction would offer a welcome breathing pause,” the fund house said in its asset allocation strategy note. In the medium-term, the investment […]
Nikko AM positive on Asian government bonds
In March, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Bank of Thailand (BoT) and the Bank of Korea (BoK) cut their respective key interest rates by 25 basis points each to support economic growth. “We believe that central banks in India, Thailand and Korea will continue to lean towards looser monetary policies, which should provide […]
