Barings eyes blended route to unlock EM debt potential
Emerging market (EM) debt is more diverse and higher quality than many investors think, via a flexible approach to sovereign, corporate and local currency bonds, according to Barings.
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Barings eyes blended route to unlock EM debt potential
Emerging market (EM) debt is more diverse and higher quality than many investors think, via a flexible approach to sovereign, corporate and local currency bonds, according to Barings.
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Asset managers favour equities due to resilient growth and earnings
T. Rowe Price and Natixis IM are maintaining overweights to equities as earnings provide support.
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RBC Wealth Management names new head of private banking Singapore
RBC also expanded its roster with several senior hires across Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Top Trumps: Global Fixed Income – 15 October 2026
This week, FSA compares the T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond fund and the Amundi Global Government Bond fund.
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Value Partners launches Printed Circuit Board ETF in Hong Kong
The launch comes two weeks after launching an optical communication ETF.
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Mounting rate pressures weigh on Asian REITs, warns Julius Baer
Asian estate investment trusts (REITs) lack the exposure to high-growth sectors that has helped their US counterparts withstand rising interest rates, according to Jen-Ai Chua.
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Orbis’s Perrone: We are ‘not tempted’ by long-dated bond yields
Expresses preference for shorter-term or inflation-linked bonds.
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Nomura IWM hires Julius Baer exec as SEA market head
Vijay Solomon has joined the Japanese firm to grow its South East Asia and Middle East franchise.
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Invesco: Higher Treasury yields need not spell trouble for stocks
Rising bond yields are putting pressure on lower-quality credit and narrowing stock market leadership, although resilient earnings could continue to support US equities, says Brian Levitt.
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Schroders sees selective private market access as risks mount
Small and mid-market buyouts, asset-based finance and infrastructure debt are key areas to help investors navigate an uneven recovery in private markets, according to Nils Rode, Schroders Capital’s chief investment officer.
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BNPP AM to overhaul ESG and net-zero methodologies under 2030 strategy
Also intends to enhance sustainability reporting at entity and fund level.
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BlackRock cuts US stocks to neutral, upgrades Treasuries
Higher yields and “potentially excessive” Fed tightening expectations have prompted the BlackRock Investment Institute to unwind its long-held US Treasury underweight.
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Fidelity sees further upside in Japanese banks as rates rise
The shift towards higher interest rates is creating opportunities for selective exposure to financial stocks, says Min Zeng.
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Chubb Wealth and Hamilton Lane partner for private evergreen funds
The partnership will see Hamilton Lane funds available on the Chubb Wealth platform for eligible Hong Kong investors.
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Vontobel launches retail fund range in Hong Kong
The Swiss firm has gained Hong Kong SFC approval to launch six fixed income and equity strategies.
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Four in five asset managers believe market risk has increased
Liquidity and concentration concerns.