Robeco argues that the increasing internationalisation of China’s stock markets will force Chinese companies to take ESG seriously.

Robeco argues that the increasing internationalisation of China’s stock markets will force Chinese companies to take ESG seriously.
China’s A-share companies are courting foreign investors after the recent index inclusion, says Marco Li, manager of the TT China Focus Fund.
The emerging market index was double-digit negative in 2018, but DWS’s APAC chief investment officer says valuations in EM equities have rarely been cheaper.
Aimed at Asia wealth management clients, the multi-asset portfolio promises monthly distributions, according to the firm’s executives.
But the firm’s mainland business is growing, with onshore AUM surpassing the $1bn mark.
Despite risks, selected Asian local currency bonds present a value opportunity, according to Wontae Kim, research analyst at Legg Mason affiliate Western Asset Management.
Thai investors are looking for less volatile assets after the stock market fell in 2018, according to Korawut Leenabanchong, country head of Aberdeen Standard Investments in Thailand.
Chinese companies undergoing business strategy changes may provide ‘phenomenal’ investment opportunities, according to Caroline Maurer, head of Greater China equities at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
Key Asian countries will have elections this year and Rahul Gupta, co-manager of the firm’s Pacific Tiger Strategy, explains how he has positioned the portfolio.
Bank Julius Baer has brought over Raymond Li to serve as group head of Greater China.
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