Fidelity Worldwide Investment has given portfolio manager Polly Kwan an Asian income mandate to run, which is looking to pay investors a yield of approximately 3.4%.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
Fidelity’s Sanjeev Shah stays but ditches special situations
Sanjeev Shah is to take on a role at Fidelity’s portfolio manager academy after deciding he no longer wants to give 110% in a fund manager role which requires such a level of intensity.
Fidelity South East Asia duties split
Fidelity’s Allan Lui is to focus on running the company’s Luxembourg-domiciled Sicav version of Fidelity South East Asia, leaving management of the UK-domiciled Oeic to Teera Chanpongsang.
Natixis survey says investors risk appetite rises
Despite global market volatility, investors worldwide are willing to take more risk and prioritize asset growth, but need advice to achieve same, according to a recent survey by Natixis Global Asset Management.
Value Partners HK mandate for Asia Pacific fund
Value Partners Hong Kong has received the mandate for managing the investments of US-registered closed-end Asia Pacific Fund from 1 October.
Aberdeen raises thb400m through Japan fund
Aberdeen Asset Management Company has raised about THB400 mn through Aberdeen Japan Opportunities Fund that was open for initial subscription from 14-26 August, with majority of investors being high net worth individuals.
Threadneedle builds up Asian equities team
Threadneedle Investments has appointed Soo Nam Ng as head of Asian equities (Asia), along with four additional prominent hires.
APAC China equity funds hit record monthly inflows
Emerging market funds magnetised investment in January with some fund categories enjoying record monthly inflows, Morningstar data shows.
Aberdeen All Asia under review
Morningstar has put the Aberdeen All Asia Investment Trust under review following the decision by the board to change its mandate to Japan-only.
Unconstrained India equity offering from Schroders
Schroders has launched an “unconstrained” fund investing across the Indian equity universe.
