JP Morgan Asset Management is to introduce a renminbi hedged share class for its ASEAN Fund.
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Pimco names Mogelof as new head of Asia Pacific
Pimco has named its executive committee member Eric Mogelof as the new head of Asia Pacific.
Lion Global names Teo for chief strategist role
Lion Global Investors has hired Fullerton Fund Management’s Teo Joo Wah for a new role of chief strategist.
HSBC Global AM offers Chinese RQFII
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched a fixed income fund in Hong Kong under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme.
ICI recommends key improvements to
ICI Global has recommended several changes to the Asia Region Funds Passport initiative (ARFP) in order to make the scheme more “economically and operationally feasible”.
Is india still an investment story
On Thursday, India’s finance minister Arun Jaitley unveiled the administration’s maiden budget, which did not sketch out radical changes in favour of a cautious agenda.
Time is money eventually
Of the three major developments last summer namely the return to growth in the eurozone, the tedious taper tantrums and the great deceleration of the emerging markets it was the latter that concerned us most.
Is the euro too expensive
Much of the discussion between panelists presenting at Expert Investor Luxembourg focused on a hotly debated topic, especially in the south of Europe: is the euro overvalued?
Absolute return caution advised
In volatile times investors value stability, and it is not surprising that absolute return funds have gained much popularity since the start of the global financial crisis back in 2008. According to experts, however, not many absolute return funds have been able to match the expectations of investors.
Emerging market debt appetite stands out
Overall fund selector sentiment towards credit, be it government, corporate or high yield bonds, is at all-time lows and even sinking further down into negative territory. But demand for emerging market debt shows a diverging trend, with appetite surging in the first half of this year.