Assets in foreign investment funds in Thailand soared 60% to $17bn this year compared to 2016 as Thai investor appetite for global funds continues to rise.
Category: Asset Class in Focus
Funds that outran the S&P bull market
The S&P 500 bull run has become the longest in US history. Which funds for sale in Hong Kong and Singapore have beaten the S&P since 2009?
How M&G sees yield vs capital gains
High yield bonds are the best performing asset class within fixed income year-to-date, but higher capital gains are in investment grade bonds, according to Pierre Chartres, London-based fixed income specialist at M&G Investments.
Local business drives Hong Kong equity funds
Hong Kong equity funds with low exposure to mainland-linked companies, such as a product from First State, sit at the top of the performance chart in the sector, according to FE Analytics.
Nikko bets on domestic consumer plays
Online shopping in China is growing, creating loyal internet consumers who are increasingly spending at small retailers, according to Grace Yan, Hong Kong-based portfolio manager at Nikko Asset Management.
ESG portfolio off to a good start in HK, says UBS
After its launch in Asia in April, UBS Wealth Management’s sustainable cross-asset portfolio has gathered $100m (CHF$100m) in assets from Asia-Pacific clients, according to the bank’s executives.
Lessons learned from investment mistakes
Fund managers from NN IP, Janus Henderson, Neuberger Berman and Nikko AM share what they have learned from past investment mistakes.
What Citi PB looks for under the hood
Fund selection involves seeing exactly what’s underneath the sometimes creative description of the product, according to Julie Koo, managing director, head of Citi investment management sales for Asia-Pacific.
Valuations push JPM to trim equities
Some equities were trimmed from the JP Morgan mixed-asset fund because the average valuation reached the upper-end of the firm’s projection, said Julie Ho, co-manager of the firm’s Asia-Pacific Income Fund.
Barings explains off-benchmark Vietnam holdings
Barings’ head of Asean equities Soo Hai Lim expects an expansion of the tourism industry and economic growth potential in Vietnam to support the equity market.
