As we head into 2015, divergent global monetary policies are expected to fuel volatility across all asset classes, which could lead to an increase in demand for multi-asset products.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
BNP Paribas starts investment company in Shanghai
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has officially opened an investment firm in Shanghai, which aims to serve China’s institutional investors.
Market volatility seen rising in 2015 SSGA
An intelligent assessment of the divergent environment and its risks and opportunities will reward the astute investor in 2015, according to State Street Global Advisors.
Coutts Co fined in Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has fined Coutts & Co for allowing an employee to conduct fund management activities without the required authorisation.
Frontier markets attractively priced East Capital
Even after the strong performance of frontier markets in 2014, they remain attractively priced, trading at valuations less than emerging and developed markets, according to East Capital.
China A share exposure boosts fund returns
The top performing funds that tap China’s A-share markets have soared since the Stock Connect launched and China cut interest rates, but they haven’t beat their benchmarks.
Equity products dominate HK fund industry
Hong Kongs fund industry registered a 7.5% rise in net inflows during the first nine months of the year with equity funds dominating more than half of the funds sales, according to Hong Kong Investment Funds Association.
China takes pole position
It was Mark Twain who said “facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable”. I wonder what his take would be on the latest figures from the IMF which says his beloved America is now number two.
RQFII the best route to access China A shares
China has been opening up its capital markets with a series of initiatives, however, the best vehicle for institutional investors to tap the onshore equities would be through an asset manager who holds a Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor license, according to Principal Global Investors.
Schroders on China 2015
China’s economic growth is seen moderating further, but long-term opportunities are present across a variety of industries particularly driven by the consumption theme, said Louisa Lo, head of Greater China equities at Schroders.
