Defaults on Asian high yield corporate bonds may surpass the 2.9% level reported in 2015 due to difficulty in refinancing debt, said Jimond Wong, managing director and senior portfolio manager for Pan-Asia bonds at Manulife Asset Management.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
Hedge funds at top and bottom of Q2 performance
Alternative products were among both the top and bottom performers in FSA’s quarterly ranking of products available to investors in Hong Kong and/or Singapore.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackrock vs Schroders
FSA compares the BGF World Energy Fund and the Schroder ISF Global Energy Fund.
EFG Bank sees demand for ‘new’ hedge strategies
Alternative investment funds, many of which are descendants of the risky hedge funds from a decade ago, are increasingly in demand as risk-management tools, according to Simon Godfrey, head of product management at EFG Bank.
Stock-pickers thrive in 1H China market turmoil
Funds managed by bottom-up stock-pickers are performing well in China’s volatile markets while momentum-driven funds are at the bottom end, according to data from FE Analytics.
Robo-advisor performance June 2018
It has been one year since FSA invested a hypothetical $1m with three robo-advisors operating in Asia. Did they beat their benchmarks? We summarise the one-year performance.
Tech ‘mobility’ fund hunts for winners
Companies pioneering autonomous vehicles and electric cars need to reassure fund managers they will keep solid R&D commitments through tough times, according to George Saffaye, global investment strategist at BNY Mellon Investment Management.
Global hedge firms to launch funds in China
Two more foreign managers secure domestic licenses to launch onshore funds for China’s professional investors, according to the Asset Management Association of China (Amac) database.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackrock vs HSBC
FSA compares the the BGF Asian Tiger Bond Fund and the HSBC Asian Bond Fund.
DWS: Asian investors support local equity markets
Despite trade tensions, DWS remains overweight China equities and is eyeing India because domestic investors are pouring capital into their local markets, said Sean Taylor, the firm’s chief investment officer for Apac and head of emerging market equities.
