A number of fund managers have launched mixed-asset products in the Lion City in the past year.

A number of fund managers have launched mixed-asset products in the Lion City in the past year.
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The asset class now represents almost half of total assets in Taiwan, according to Morningstar Direct.
The firm intends to launch an equity product that was formerly only available to professional investors.
However, a majority of investment recommendations made by digital platforms do not match investors’ needs.
Despite caution about the macroeconomic outlook, Asia fund selectors have a positive tilt to some key risk assets, according to Last Word Media research.
As interest rates stay low for longer, JP Morgan Asset Management sees alternative investments as a source of harder-to-find income.
The acquisition comes four years after the robo-advisor was set up.
The bank also makes use of ETFs in certain markets where active fund managers are having difficulty outperforming their benchmarks.
The firm hopes a home bias strategy will differentiate its new multi-asset fund series from the flood of peer funds.
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