Income-oriented funds emerged as the most favoured investment vehicle for retirement planning among Singaporeans, reveals a study by Eastspring Investments.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
Last Word Media celebrates eight years
Last Word Media celebrated eight years in Asia last week in spectacular style with two parties in Asia’s leading financial hubs.
Amundi sets up a MF distribution co in Thailand
Amundi Group has expanded its operations in Asia, setting up a wholly-owned mutual fund brokerage company in Thailand.
Aberdeen gets OK for Indonesian fund buy
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia has received a green light from regulators to buy a majority stake in Indonesia’s NISP Asset Management from NISP Sekuritas.
Head to Head – Multi-assets funds from Schroders and JP Morgan Asset Management
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.
FATCA inches closer to law in Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published proposed regulations, enshrining Americas controversial tax Act FATCA into law.
Principal Global to build Asia compliance team
Principal Global Investors is expanding its compliance team to address increasing regulations, and the firm has appointed AXA Investment Manager’s Daniel Lam as compliance director.
Amundi overweight on China equities
Amundi Group’s global allocation is overweight China equities as the group plans to expand in Asia, according to Pascal Blanqué, chief executive officer.
Is it time to revisit EM allocations
Despite a poor September, emerging markets seem to once more be back on investors’ radar.
Morningstar Rate hike
A hike in US interest rates has been long anticipated by the market and has already been priced in, argues Jin Tao, director, Morningstar Investment Management, Asia.
