“The ETFs will allow investors to gain exposure to Japanese equities while reducing the impact on their portfolios of potential Japanese yen depreciation against those currencies,” Nomura said. The products were launched under Nomura’s Next Funds, the brand for its ETF range, which has $52.7bn in assets under management. The products will track the performance […]
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Fidelity America Vs Janus US Twenty
However, the first quarter proved to be the weakest since 2012 for the earnings per share of S&P-listed companies. The strong dollar and low oil prices dragged down earnings, according to JP Morgan Asset Management. While the firm expects EPS growth to rebound later this year, it warned that investors should lower their return expectations to […]
mutual recognition of funds to take off 1 July
The Securities and Futures Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission today said they have signed a cooperation pact for the initiative and agreed on the implementation principles. “The mutual recognition of funds initiative is a major breakthrough in the opening up of the mainland’s funds market to offshore funds,” the SFC’s chairman Carlson Tong […]
Japan dividends share buybacks set to rise
The changes in Japan may also fuel the interest of foreign investors seeking income, Simon Webber, lead portfolio manager for global and international equities, wrote in a research note.
US based Ariel Investments forays in Sydney
Ian Webber, who was most recently country head and director of sales for Asia-Pacific at Artio Global Investors, will lead the business in the region, the firm said. Webber has 15 years of experience and has worked with firms such as JP Morgan Investment Management, Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup Asset Management and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management. […]
Capital Group expands North Asia sales team
In Korea, Andrew Hwang joined the firm as a director of strategic solutions. Hwang was poached from Janus Capital, where he was responsible for non-Japan Asia business development. Prior to that, he had also worked with BNY Mellon Asset Management for product development and strategy in the region. In Taiwan, Berry Hsieh came over from […]
FTSE paves the way for China A share inclusion
The initial weighting of China A-shares in the new FTSE Emerging Markets China A Inclusion indices will be about 5%. This is expected to increase to 32% when China A-shares are fully available to international investors. FTSE said recent measures to expand the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) and Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) […]
Mirae and the pan-Asian question
Homegrown fund houses building a pan-Asian presence have had “unspectacular results”, according to a recent report. But Ashley Dale, chief marketing officer at Mirae Global AM, said it’s much too early to make that conclusion.
Forum Review Video: FSA Growth Forum – Hong Kong – May 2015
Watch the video above to see a brief review vide of the FSA Growth Forum Hong Kong Sponsor Fund Manager Interviews: FSA caught the managers between their presentations to an audience of fund influencers and asked each person the same three questions: 1. How will the expected US interest rate hike impact on the markets […]
Four perspectives: Gary Greenberg
The first perspective is from Gary Greenberg, head of global emerging markets at Hermes Investment Management, who presented at the Forum on “Winners from the transformation of emerging markets”.
