FSA compares two mixed asset products: the Capital Group Global Allocation Fund and the JP Morgan Global Income Fund.
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In case you missed it (4 October 2019)
Standard Chartered poaches from UBS; Sudden departure from Stewart Investors; Julius Baer hires; BIL snaps up CS banker; Legg Mason launches unconstrained Asia fund; AP2 puts China fund managers under scrutiny; “Pig” row economist returns; and more…
SFC seeks control over fund depositaries
Hong Kong’s financial regulator proposes licensing trustees and custodians of SFC-authorised collective investment schemes (CIS).
QNB set to open Hong Kong branch
The Doha-based bank plans to offer wealth management services as it expands its China business.
Eastspring extends footprint in Thailand
Eastspring Investments has agreed to buy a majority stake in Thanachart Fund Management (TFUND).
HSBC GAM’s discretionary ESG approach
Fund managers at HSBC Global Asset Management can accept or ignore ESG red flags, but they can’t deny the warnings, according to the firm’s responsible investment specialist.
Hermes launches SDG high yield bond funds
The funds will be distributed worldwide by UBS Global Wealth Management.
More changes at Eastspring
Eastspring Investment’s CIO Virginie Maisonneuve exits in the firm’s latest shake-up.
Fee pressure and shifting index patterns
Index providers must adapt to new investment themes and strategies and avoid complacency, according to Morningstar.
Three Nobel laureates discuss trade and trends
Top economists visiting Hong Kong argue there is no clean solution to the trade war and assert that investment opportunities lie in new technologies and social preferences.
