This week FSA presents a quick comparison of the Invesco Nippon Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund and the JPMorgan Japan Smaller Company (Yen) Fund.
Category: Rest of APAC
Global funds dominate Taiwan’s offshore market
Global equity and fixed income funds, followed by US-focused products, together account for half of Taiwan’s offshore mutual fund industry assets, according to data from the Securities Investment Trust and Consulting Association (Sitca).
Mutual fund Top Trumps – Korea equity
This week FSA presents a quick comparison of the Schroder ISF Korea Equity Fund and the Korea equity sector.
Korea ETF assets drive record high in Asia
Asia’s ETF inflows set a record high during the first seven months and Korea- and China-listed ETFs gathered the most assets, according to data from ETFGI.
Malaysia, Japan AMs to launch HK funds
Capital Dynamics Asset Management and Daiwa SB Investments have received authorisation from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission to sell their funds in Hong Kong, according to the regulator.
No jobs for expats in Taiwan for PB, AM
The job market is unfavourable for non-locals in both private banking and asset management in Taiwan, according to Roy Lee, Taipei-based senior consultant for financial services and asset management at recruitment firm Aquis Search.
Philippine HNWIs maintain strong home bias
A preference for local investment products limits investor allocation to feeder funds, according to industry sources.
In Japan, focus on government-backed disruptive tech, says OMGI
Japanese companies are world leaders in several disruptive technologies, and the government is behind them, said Old Mutual Global Investors’ portfolio manager Rob Weatherston.
Taiwan’s Taishin enters ETF arena
The Taiwan Stock Exchange has approved Taishin Securities Investment Trust’s application to launch three ETFs that track MSCI indices, according to a statement from Taiwan’s bourse.
Taiwan to allow local PE funds
Taiwan is expected to allow local fund managers to set up private equity funds, according to Jeff Chang, chairman of Taiwan’s Securities Investment Trust and Consulting Association (Sitca).
