Most Japan equity fund managers investing internationally have a hard time outperforming their indices over the long term, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices’ semi-annual SPIVA Japan report.
Category: Markets
Philippines to see first MSCI Philippine Index fund
Manila-based fund manager Philequity Management plans to launch an index fund that will track the MSCI Philippines Index, according to Miguel Agarao, the firm’s vice president for business development.
Thailand’s foreign fund assets up 15%
Foreign investment funds continue to be popular in Thailand, with assets growing 15% annually to THB 1.17trn ($37bn) in 2017, according to Bank of Thailand’s 2017 financial stability report.
A look inside T Rowe’s Japan fund
Holding positions for five years on average, the T Rowe Price Japanese Equity Fund invests in Japanese companies undergoing transformation, explains Archibald Ciganer, portfolio manager.
Mirae Asset to establish JV in Vietnam
Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments is forming a joint venture with Vietnam’s State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), according to local reports.
Report: Thailand’s SCB AM to develop offshore products
Bangkok-based SCB Asset Management, Thailand’s second largest asset manager, is planning to go beyond its range of foreign feeder funds and develop its own actively-managed global funds that invest abroad, according to a local report.
Japan may be lifeline for passporting scheme
Fund managers joining the Asia Regional Funds Passporting (ARFP) scheme are likely to find the best opportunities in Japan, according to Andrew Gordon, Hong Kong-based managing director for Asia at RBC Investor and Treasury Services.
Is the Japanese equity rally losing steam?
Joel Le Saux, manager of the Japan opportunities fund at SYZ Asset Management, argues the Japanese equity rally won’t last.
Foreign managers expand in Taiwan
Foreign fund managers set up in Taiwan are growing their presence, with a number of firms seeing more demand for their locally-domiciled funds.
Asia’s fund selectors bullish on Apac ex-Japan
The worst performing Asia-Pacific ex-Japan funds last year still reported double-digit returns, and Asia’s fund selectors told FSA they intend to stock up on the asset class in 2018.
