Against the backdrop of heightened market volatility, slowing economic growth and geopolitical tensions, a multi-asset approach to investing is a good way to capture late-cycle opportunities without taking on excessive risk.
Category: Asset Class in Focus
Multi-asset with a value tilt
JO Hambro has joined the parade of multi-asset products in Asia with an income fund targeting a 5% distribution.
Finisterre EM bond fund’s tactical de-risking
Despite a 25% cash position and holdings in scandal-ridden 1MDB and Esal, the fund has so far fared better than the category average.
HK bond funds hold steady
Hong Kong dollar bond funds have remained firm amid the recent bout of volatility in the normally staid currency.
Handful of UK funds defy Brexit
Unsurprisingly, UK equities have underperformed other markets since the Brexit referendum, but a few funds have defied the trend.
Why investors should think small in China
An expanding universe of small-cap companies offers a unique opportunity to tap a hotbed for innovation within a segment that for too long has been undervalued, said Tiffany Hsiao of Matthews Asia.
Chorus builds for local currency bonds
Managers of the JP Morgan Asian Total Return Bond Fund have joined others in highlighting the attractiveness of local currency Asia bonds.
Investors give thumbs up to Modi ahead of polls
Indian funds have produced solid returns during Modi’s prime ministerial tenure, but there are doubts that his mixed performance will retain the confidence of his electorate.
Mostly tailwinds for China corporate bonds
China corporate bonds offer heady yields and the default rate last year was only 1%, but very high turnover is involved in Neuberger Berman’s China bond strategy.
GSAM explains income fund revamp
Goldman’s income product has a new name and management team and a higher distribution yield target.
