EXS Capital’s fee-based discretionary model is rare in Asia, but Jessica Cutrera, managing director of the firm’s wealth management arm, believes there’s a huge opportunity for more.
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Swan warns of bubbling in China
Some segments are trading at 80-100 times price-to-earnings and there are “signs of exuberance” in the domestic market, said Andrew Swan, BlackRock’s head of Asian equities.
China’s “one belt, one road” to widen investment avenues
The OBOR strategy is likely to boost foreign investment and export growth, leading to more opportunities in industrial A-shares, according to Invesco Asset Management.
Institutional investors on tail risk events
Institutional investors in Asia-Pacific are more concerned about tail risk events such as oil price shocks, new asset bubbles or geopolitical tensions compared to their global counterparts, according to a study by Allianz Global Investors.
A bubble in China inflated markets
“From an equity market perspective, all classic signs of a bubble are out there,” he said. He warned that the amount of money that inexperienced and first-time investors are borrowing on margin to buy stocks is uncomfortably high. “The margin debt in China as a share of its stock market is higher than during […]
ETF tracking USlisted China companies unveiled
The XIE Shares FTSE Chimerica ETF (Chimerica) was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today and tracks the FTSE China N Shares All Cap Capped Net Tax Index. Apart from the new ETF, the firm has plans to launch three additional ETFs during 2015, Tobias Bland, chief executive at EIP told Fund Selector Asia. “There are […]
Aviva Investors unveils multi-strategy fund in Australia
The Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy (AIMS) Target Return Fund aims to deliver a return of 5% per annum above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s base rate over any rolling three-year period, the firm said. The current Australian base rate, called the cash rate, is 2.25%. “No matter who they are, investors want simple and specific outcomes […]
Maybank launches ASEAN approved fund in Malaysia
The Maybank Bosera Greater China ASEAN Equity-I Fund seeks to tap opportunities in Greater China and ASEAN.
Franklin Templeton fund
The FTIF Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund aims to offer capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to equity markets by allocating its assets across multiple alternative strategies. The product was launched in September last year in the US following Franklin’s 2012 acquisition of K2 Advisors, a hedge fund solutions provider. “In today’s volatile, low interest […]
Vanguard launches first S&P 500 ETF
Vanguard, which now has five ETFs in Hong Kong, said the total expense ratio (TER) of the new fund would be 0.25% annually, making it the lowest cost US equity ETF available in the special administrative region of China. “Today’s launch of the Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the Hong […]
