A preference for local investment products limits investor allocation to feeder funds, according to industry sources.
Category: Rest of APAC
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).
Taiwan’s Yuanta files to launch ChiNext ETF
Taiwan’s Yuanta Securities Investment Trust has filed an application to launch an ETF that would track the extremely volatile ChiNext Index.
ETF Securities targets Australia following Hong Kong exit
UK-based ETF Securities has said it will focus on expanding its presence in Australia following the asset manager’s exit from Hong Kong earlier this year.
Taiwan outflows from funds hit $8bn in 2016
Funds that are sold in Taiwan had net outflows of around $8b in 2016, compared to net inflows of $5.4bn in 2015, according to Morningstar data.
Jailed 1MDB scandal banker ‘spent $8.2m’ on Australia property
The former BSI banker Yeo Jaiwei, ‘sentenced beyond the norm’ for witness tampering by a Singapore court, used a Seychelles-based company to spend $8.2m on Australian Gold Coast property, the Guardian has reported.
Barings names new Korea CEO
Barings has appointed Ike Bae as its new Korea CEO. He replaced Thae Khwarg, who retired in December last year after more than 20 years with the firm.
OMGI’s Weatherston positive on Japan equities
Valuations of Japan equities have become more attractive compared to other developed markets, and Abenomics has helped drive up corporate profits, according to Rob Weatherston, Old Mutual Global Investors’ Hong Kong-based portfolio manager of the Old Mutual Japanese Equity Fund.
