FSA compares the the Fidelity Global Bond and the Franklin Templeton Brandywine’s Global Opportunistic Fixed Income fund.
Author Archives: Thomas Blott
Originally from the UK, Thomas is a financial journalist with over 10 years’ experience including nine in Asia. He began his career at Euromoney Institutional Investor, completing the graduate scheme and going on to establish the Asia bureau for IJGlobal, the world’s foremost source of intelligence on the project finance market. After a stint at KPMG, he joined International Financing Review, which was originally owned by Thomson Reuters and later Refinitiv, where he managed the people & markets section in Asia. He joined Bonhill Group as regional editor for Asia in 2022, which includes oversight of Fund Selector Asia. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge. Connect with him on LinkedIn here.
Semi-liquid private credit strategies in Asia are feasible: Muzinich
Andrew Tan, Asia Pacific CEO at Muzinich & Co, explains what it would take to launch a standalone semiliquid private credit fund in Asia.
Bonds are back among gatekeepers – PGIM
PGIM Investment’s Gatekeeper Pulse study canvassed the views of 210 Asian and European gatekeepers at large global financial institutions, all of which have assets under management of at least $1bn.
HSBC AM appoints southeast Asia CEO
Pang Qi Lim is a replacement for Patrice Conxicoeur, who is leaving the asset manager.
Franklin Templeton mulls options on China JV
Tariq Ahmad, head of Asia Pacific at Franklin Templeton, said buying out its China partner was one of the options on the table.
Barings appoints head of Korea
John Park has been appointed as sole head of Korea due to the pending retirement of Ike Bae.
‘Don’t let Chinese bearishness cloud your view on the rest of Asia’ – TT International
Mike Jennings, senior investment director at TT International, explains where the opportunities exist in Asia amid China’s difficulties.
Value Partners launches money market fund for retail investors in Hong Kong
The fund, which was launched in September for professional investors, is managed by Sean Chang.
DWS names president and head of coverage for Japan
DWS has appointed Hiroki Wiesheu as president and head of coverage for Japan.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Pimco versus UBS
FSA compares the Pimco GIS Asia High Yield Bond fund and the UBS Asian High Yield Bond fund.
