All sectors suffered at least double-digit losses in 2022 with only two exceptions.
Category: Asset Class in Focus
UBS closes tokenised debt transaction
The transaction is among the first ever global blockchain-based transactions involving multiple jurisdictions, UBS said.
HSBC AM launches real assets focused fund
The HSBC Global Diversified Real Return Fund is available to Hong Kong investors starting today.
Invesco bets on US investment grade bonds
Tightening monetary policy is unlikely to continue throughout 2023, said the asset manager.
Three ‘Ds’ to drive real estate investment in APAC
As part of a new initiative, FSA is talking to market participants about key trends that shape fund selection. This week, Benett Theseira, managing director and head of Asia Pacific at PGIM Real Estate, discusses opportunities in real estate.
BlackRock shuts APAC equity income fund
BlackRock has shuttered its APAC Equity Income Fund due to dwindling AUM.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: MFS and T. Rowe Price
FSA compares two European equity funds: the T. Rowe Price European Equity Fund and the MFS Meridian European Research Fund.
Schroders favours Chinese and Hong Kong equities amid 2023 recession
Equities are poised to rebound next year amid recession fears, said the British asset manager.
Fixed income – making ground in ESG as ETFs see rapid growth in AUM
For years, fixed income trailed equities in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. But things are changing fast; of the €16.1bn ($16.6bn) that’s flowed into Europe-domiciled fixed income ETFs over 2022-to-date, ESG funds collected €13.6bn, attracting 84% of bond fund inflows.
How ETFs offer an active way to drive sustainable returns
Among various ways for investors to meet ESG goals and derive sustainable returns, ETFs offer a cost effective, transparent and highly-liquid solution – and one which is much more active in engaging target companies than the traditionally “passive” label implies.
