Global asset managers are setting up in China, but lack of an onshore track record and brand recognition are among the challenges they face with onshore distribution, according to Aberdeen Standard and Fullerton.
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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.
Will Asia’s WM firms outsource more services?
Madrid-headquartered Allfunds believes more Asia-based wealth managers intend to increase outsourcing of investment advisory services, according to Alexis Fosler, Singapore-based general manager for Asia.
Principal Global goals include Taiwan operation
Operations in Taiwan and Korea, increasing its stake in its China joint venture and launching more products across Asia are among the firm’s aspirations in the region, according to the firm’s executives.
Loose ESG definition impacts passives
Wider adoption of responsible investing principles is unlikely to send investors crowding into the same high quality assets because ESG is not standardised, according to Taie Wang, deputy head of research for global equity beta solutions at State Street Global Advisor Asia.
Bank loans an ‘oasis’ in fixed income
T Rowe Price has increased allocation to bank loans across its high yield strategies, according to Gregor Dannacher, Baltimore-based fixed income portfolio specialist.
Mindful Wealth eyes fund re-domicile to Singapore
The boutique wealth and asset manager plans to launch a CLO bond fund and hopes to take advantage of Singapore’s new fund structure, according to Federico Cristina, the firm’s investment manager.
As PBs up threshold, do boutiques move in?
The high minimum amount to open a private bank account is creating opportunities for small boutique wealth managers, according to Simon Parfitt, director at Hong Kong-based Pyrmont Wealth Management.
NB searches for quality as EMs sell-off
Emerging market equities are down this year after double-digit growth in 2017, but Conrad Saldanha, New York-based portfolio manager for emerging market equities at Neuberger Berman, remains optimistic.
