In the face of dire warnings, China appears to be managing its corporate defaults, said Bassam Salem, CEO for Asia-Pacific at Citi Private Bank, and a stronger RMB has prompted the bank to reverse its stance on dim sum bonds.
Category: Industry views
Video: Unigestion on risk premia strategies
Olivier Blin, investment manager at Unigestion, answers three questions about risk premia strategies.
Video: Blackrock on factor investing
Factor investing is not a passive or alpha strategy, but somewhere between the two, explains Ben Garland, director and senior investment strategist in the factor-based strategies group at Blackrock.
Video: Jupiter Asset Management on long-short investing
Returns from funds using the quant model are no better than returns from those using fundamental strategies, according to Magnus Spence, head of the alternatives investment division
BOS to clients: De-risk and diversify
Volatility is rising and the Bank of Singapore is concerned about positive client sentiment.
Natixis aims to double Asia AUM by 2020
An ambitious target for Asia-Pacific growth has been set by Natixis Global Asset Management’s new head of Asia-Pacific Fabrice Chemouny.
UBS WM stays with risk, for now
A slow, synchronised global recovery is providing a supportive backdrop for risk assets and driving discretionary portfolio performance, said Stefan Lecher, managing director and head of IPS client portfolio management for APAC at UBS Wealth Management.
Is listed infra really worth it?
Deutsche Asset Management’s head of liquid real assets for Asia & Europe defends listed infrastructure investments, which have recently come in for criticism from academics suggesting they don’t deliver infrastructure-like returns.
CBH: Funds are preferred in ‘compliance-driven’ portfolios
Wealth management clients who are employed in the financial industry are asking for more funds and less individual securities to avoid rising compliance risks, according to Kevin Liem, chief investment officer at CBH Asia.
BNPP AM: don’t expect high returns in EM mixed-asset
Mixed-asset funds don’t necessarily keep up when equity markets are rallying, according to Colin Graham, BNP Paribas Asset Management’s chief investment officer and head of active asset allocation multi-asset solutions.
