To address the growing investor base in Malaysia, Franklin Templeton Asset Management has launched a domestic feeder fund, which provides access to its global equity product.
Category: Fund news
Hong Kong equity funds in spotlight
Despite a record-setting, multi-day market rally, valuations of Hong Kong stocks are currently low relative to both global equity markets and to the Hong Kong market historical average, according to FE analytics.
Lion Global unveils three RQFII funds
Lion Global Investors has launched three RQFII (Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor) funds after it received an RMB1bn ($161m) quota from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
China funds can invest without QDII
China’s mutual funds are now permitted to invest in Hong Kong shares using the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
Digital marketing in Asian fund industry
Retail investors in Greater China rank fund house websites as the top source of investment information, and digital tools are beginning to get traction among fund houses, according to a Cerulli Associates survey.
Pictet launches Chinese debt fund
Pictet Asset Management has launched the Pictet Chinese Local Currency Debt fund.
Turnover of HK-listed ETFs soars in 2014
The total annual turnover of exchange traded funds and real estate investments trusts listed on the Hong Kong exchange soared 25% year-on-year to reach a record-high of HK$1.23trn ($150bn), according to the Hong Kong stock exchange.
AMP Capital global infrastructure platform
AMP Capital said that it has raised more than $540m in new commitments for its global infrastructure platform during the last six months, which has resulted in a first close for the AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Fund and has put it closer to the platforms target of $2bn.
Slow growth for China money market funds
Demand for Chinese money market funds (MMFs) is expected to rise at a slower pace after a surge in asset growth over the last 18 months subsides, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.
Asia Pacific ETFs get chunk of global ETF flows
Exchange-traded funds listed in Europe and Asia-Pacific and launched in January collected about 90% of the $526m worth of inflows into new assets, according to data from Markit.
