Asia ex-Japan equities should perform better towards the year-end, backed by solid corporate earnings, according to UBS Global Wealth Management (GWM).
Category: Rest of APAC
Taiwan-based funds attract strong inflows
Funds domiciled in Taiwan received a net inflow of NT$236.7bn ($84.5m) in the first half of 2021, Morningstar Direct data shows.
Thailand’s SEC enhances liquidity risk control of mutual funds
Thailand’s regulator has issued liquidity risk management criteria and liquidity management tools for mutual funds to protect investors.
Thornburg inks distribution deal in Taiwan
Thornburg Investment Management has signed a master agent agreement with Concord Capital Management to sell offshore funds in Taiwan.
HSBC private banking entices new cash
HSBC’s wealth business in Asia attracted $9.3bn of inflows in the first half of this year.
St James’s Place unveils private client offering in Asia
Services are available to those with a minimum of $1m in investable assets.
NB launches Asia thematic fund
The equity strategy will focus on disruptive innovations and applications in Asia and the sale will be anchored by an exclusive distribution deal.
Asian equities face inflation balancing act
With inflation pressures expected to weigh on the post-pandemic recovery, investors need to consider policy direction when targeting Asian equities, according to Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM).
HSBC AM invests for expansion phase
Value equities continue to make sense and Asian equities offer attractive risk-reward returns, according to HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM).
Disruption driving Asian equities
In a post-Covid Asia, capital investments in smart infrastructure, digitisation, automation and environmental imperatives will shape the equities landscape, says Pinebridge Investments.
