First State Stewart is awaiting regulatory approval for three products aimed at retail investors, including a China A-shares fund.

First State Stewart is awaiting regulatory approval for three products aimed at retail investors, including a China A-shares fund.
Taking the robo value proposition higher, a Singapore firm promises to deliver 3.75% per annum in addition to capital appreciation.
The funds are now available to Singapore retail investors and have been submitted to the SFC for sale in Hong Kong.
Amundi subsidiary CPR Asset Management intends to launch a series of thematic funds to Singapore’s retail investors.
As the HK-China Bond Connect launches, Singapore plans to address its shallow bond investor pool by subsidising the cost of credit ratings from global agencies.
All Singapore equity funds are in negative territory as the Straits Times Index posts the worst performance year-to-date compared to other regional indices.
As Hong Kong develops strong market links with China, Singapore’s new financial centre advisory panel hopes to chart strategies for the Lion City’s own future.
Even as Switzerland remains the world’s largest wealth management centre, other locations such as Hong Kong, Singapore and the US are also catching up rapidly, according to research from Deloitte.
Singapore retail investors are turning less confident due to growing expectations of a weaker global economy, according to a survey by JP Morgan Asset Management.
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