Singapore and China have begun direct trading of the Singapore dollar and the Chinese Yuan to promote the international use of the Chinese currency for trade and investment.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
Stock Connect deadline missed
Hong Kong and China shares declined today after the Hong Kong Exchange said there was no firm date to implement the Stock Connect programme, which was widely expected to go live in October.
Rethink Emerging Markets
In a sponsored viewpoint, Capital Group investment specialist Andy Budden shares five key ways to capture investment opportunities in emerging markets.
HK bans Chong Hing Securities former staff
A former employee of Chong Hing Securities has been jailed and banned for life from re-entering the industry for defrauding his clients and misappropriating client money.
RHB AM floats equity fund
Malaysia’s RHB Asset Management has launched an Asian equity fund that aims to invest in companies with entrepreneurial characteristics.
Chinese equity markets mini big bang
Just as October 1986 ushered in an era of deregulation for London’s financial markets, so 28 years later Chinese equity markets face their own mini Big Bang with the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect.
JP Morgan ASEAN Fund Vs Fidelity ASEAN Fund
Fund Selector Asia’s Head-to-Head feature puts two funds with similar investment objectives against each other to find out which one has the edge.
AMP Capital Nikko equity mandate
Australia’s AMP Capital has won an A$175m ($154m) mandate to manage Nikko Asset Management Australia’s equity portfolio on behalf of its multi-manager team.
Real estate preferred by Asian HNWIs
Real estate remains the most preferred asset class for the growing base of high net worth individuals in Asia Pacific excluding Japan, according to the Asia Pacific Wealth Report 2014, released by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management.
Pioneer Fund Manager Interview – Piergaetano Iaccarino
Recent government policies in Japan and Korea are creating potential dividend yield opportunities, according to Piergaetano Iaccarino, senior vice president, Pioneer Investments.
