East Capital has launched a new frontier markets fund focused on “young and fast-growing” markets with an emerging middle class and strong consumption growth.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
Cerulli on China smaller funds
The China Securities Regulatory Commission’s is cracking down on small “zombie funds”, but a rash of fund terminations remains unlikely, according to Cerulli Associates.
Threadneedle Columbia Management
Threadneedle Investments will, in the first half of the year, rebrand its business as Columbia Threadneedle Investments, a name that represents the combined capabilities of the firm and its US-based affiliate Columbia Management.
India and China appeal to top equity funds
India and China, two of the best performing Asian markets, have emerged as the favored country bets for most of the top performing Asia ex-Japan performing funds in 2014.
HSBC Global AM upbeat on Chinese equities
China is the cheapest market in the world in terms of valuations, according to HSBC Global Asset Management, which is generally bullish on Asian equities this year.
Pimco Vs Nordea Head to Head
This week’s Head-to-Head puts bond strategies from Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) and Nordea Asset Management against each other.
JP Morgan Singapore gets RQFII license
JP Morgan Asset Management has received an Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor licence from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for its Singapore business.
MG keen on adding India Indonesia debt
M&G Investments is looking to add selective allocations to local currency debt in countries like India and Indonesia, said Claudia Calich, emerging markets debt fund manager.
Private equity fund raising continues momentum
Private equity fundraising continued its momentum in 2014 with 977 funds raising a total of $486bn, but the capital commitments were spread across the lowest number of funds in any year since 2009, according to Preqin.
HK fund body positive on Stock Connect
A majority of fund houses in Hong Kong intend to use the Stock Connect in 2015 to access the China A-share market, according to a survey by the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association.
