Old Mutual Global Investors has expanded its Asian equities team, hiring Diamond Lee of Ignis Asset Management as portfolio manager.
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Investor education critical in Asia
High product churn and the ability to meet investor demand for higher income from financial products are among the challenges in Asia, said Alexander Henderson, managing director for Asia, in part two of an interview with Fund Selector Asia.
HK Sing investors keen on income investing
A majority of investors in both Singapore and Hong Kong hold income-generating products and a sizeable number intend to invest in them in 2015, a trend attributed in part to demographic change, according to a BlackRock study.
New index series to be launched on Stock Connect
China Exchanges Services Company will launch a new index series on the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect on 15 December.
Henderson sets aggressive Asia growth targets
Over the next five years, Henderson Global Investors intends to increase the source of AUM from Asia to 15% of total from the current 3%, double regional headcount and develop local products, said Alexander Henderson, managing director, Asia.
China interest rates cut
In an unexpected move late Friday, China cut interest rates for the first time in over two years in an effort to drive economic growth.
Hunt for yield in 2015
The search for yield and income should remain the key focus for investors in 2015 as the divergent monetary policies of the US, Europe and Japan, unprecedented since the global financial crisis, could lead to a rise in market volatility, according to JP Morgan Asset Management.
LGM Investment poaches Fidelity Ma
LGM Investments, part of BMO Global Asset Management, has poached Fidelity Investments’ Stephen Ma to head Greater China equities, as the firm prepares to launch a China-focused UCITS vehicle for investors in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
Japan equity not expensive Schroders
Market volatility has increased since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe postponed a planned consumption tax increase and called for a snap general election, but Schroders said equity markets are supported by expected corporate earnings growth.
Asian Smaller Companies head to head
For this week’s feature, Fund Selector Asia takes a look at funds from Aberdeen Asset Management and Franklin Templeton Investments that invest in Asian small-cap companies.
