Schroders is nearing complete integration of ESG across its entire portfolio of assets –but it’s not about to stop there, says global head of product, solutions and quant Carolina Minio-Paluello

Schroders is nearing complete integration of ESG across its entire portfolio of assets –but it’s not about to stop there, says global head of product, solutions and quant Carolina Minio-Paluello
The firm’s China mixed-asset product has slightly trimmed down its equity allocation.
JP Morgan AM favours some banks in emerging Asia, as well as stock exchanges and insurance firms.
ETFs investing in the video games and e-sports industry have returned around 40% since January.
The managers of the strategy are also responsible for the firm’s Energy Transition Fund, which was previously a strategy focusing on oil and gas.
Investing in the asset class is different from investing in the Japan economy, according to an FSSA IM portfolio manager whose Japan fund has soared above its benchmark and sector.
The product’s defensive hedges were its largest alpha contributors during the first quarter.
The coronavirus appears to have passed peak infection in China, according to the fund manager, who explains her strategy and how China’s ‘transformative’ companies have been an alpha source.
Cheap relative valuations, technical factors and regional policy actions support Asian corporate bonds, according to experts.
Thirty offshore funds were liquidated last year, including 12 from Jupiter AM, which decided to exit the market.
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