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 […]
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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 […]
EIP unveils ETF tracking US-listed China companies
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 […]
RHB AM launches four ETFs in Malaysia
The four ETFs seek to track key global indices: the S&P 500 index, the Euro Stoxx 50, the Nikkei, and the MSCI EM Asia index.
BlackRock lists China A-share ETF
The iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF was listed on 13 April. It gives both institutional and retail investors access to China’s A-share equity market. The fund will invest in large and mid-cap companies and track the MSCI China A International Index. Despite the more accommodating nature of the A-shares market seen in the past […]
Franklin Templeton feeder fund launches in Malaysia
The Templeton Global Equity Fund will invest in the Luxembourg-registered FTIF Templeton Global Fund (the target fund), which in turn deploys its assets into global companies. “The launch of the [feeder fund] in Malaysia is timely, given the growing sophistication of local investors who better understand the benefit of diversifying investments geographically and have become more confident […]
Fidelity taps BlackRock’s Gan for heading SE Asia private bank distribution
At BlackRock, Gan was director and head of retail segment, Singapore. During her 14 years stint, she has also worked with Schroders in senior sales role. She holds strong relationships with retail and private banks in Singapore, Fidelity said. “Our business has been demonstrating strong growth momentum over the past 18 months,” said Mike Nikou, […]
