Japanese fund manager Nikko Asset Management has made four senior hires including global head of sales and global head of investment.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
SFC to widen investment scope for REITs
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has begun a public consultation on plans to amend its real estate investment trust rules to create greater investment flexibility.
Pacific Sun Advisors dir acquittals overturned
Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance has overturned the acquittals of Pacific Sun Advisors and its director Andrew Mantel after the city’s financial watchdog successfully argued it was based on legal errors.
MAS allows local financial institutions for RQFII licence
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to allow eligible financial institutions to apply for a licence permitting them to invest in China’s onshore securities market.
JP Morgan AM Global Strategic Relationship group head
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed Travis Spence head of global strategic relationship group Asia Pacific ex-Japan under the Asia funds management business.
Haitong Securities sets up co in Singapore
Haitong International Securities Group has established its first company in Singapore aiming to tap the demand for Renminbi-denominated products.
Schroders reopens Asia asset income fund
Schroder Investment Management, the Hong Kong arm of London-based Schroders plc, has reopened its Asia Asset Income Fund, and added a Renminbi-hedged share class.
Fullerton launches Asia short term debt fund
Fullerton Fund Management has launched an Asia-focussed short duration fixed income fund which will invest in securities with an average portfolio duration of about three years.
Asia Frontier Capital unveils Vietnam fund
Asia Frontier Capital has launched an open-ended fund that will invest in Vietnamese listed equities‚ capturing the value in growth companies in the small- and mid-size segment.
Investec launches three funds
Investec Asset Management has launched three funds into the international retail market.
