The bank’s net new assets in Asia doubled y-o-y in Q4, but Credit Suisse reported the worst annual loss since 2008.
Category: Fund news
The funds most sensitive to a Fed rate hike
With the Federal Open Market Committee expected to raise interest rates for the first time since 2006, we thought it a good idea to look at the funds that would be most affected by a decision.
Markets could see $300bn from China’s pension funds
China’s pension funds can start investing in local markets in 2016, according to government officials.
Chinese ETFs see unprecedented capital inflows
While money market ETFs are losing their attractiveness due to near zero interest rates in most parts of the world, they are popular in China as the recent stock rout has investors turning to fixed-income products for safety.
Pension funds looking overseas for solutions
Pension funds around the world are increasingly looking beyond their borders to address their investment needs, a report by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry revealed.
Asia ex-Japan equity funds see $8.8bn in outflows
August saw the greatest monthly outflows from emerging markets of all times. Asia, the origin of last month’s global market correction, was particularly hard hit.
Mixed asset sees huge capital inflows
In Asia, first half figures from Strategic Insight show $192bn flowed into mixed asset funds and total new net flows doubled compared to the same period last year.
Could ETF takeup surge in Asia?
In Asia, ETFs have trouble gathering assets. But Geir Espeskog, managing director of iShares, believes his firm’s Asia AUM could grow 4x over several years, following a pattern in the US.
Lion Global closes $393m PE fund
The S$550m fund intends to invest in small and medium-sized companies in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China.
Some QDII funds facing shutdown
Manulife Teda will decide on liquidation of its QDII, highlighting the general underperformance of the QDII vehicle.
