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Singapore’s AM industry hits $2.39trn
The growth in Singapore’s asset management industry was broad-based across traditional mutual funds and alternative products, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s latest asset management survey.
In case you missed it (26 October 2018)
Fidelity hires Pinebridge’s APAC CEO; Eastspring creates CIO for Chinese equities role in Shanghai; Japan’s Line app launches theme-based investment service; ETF provider Van Eck launches Australia’s first China-focused ETF; Tokyo-based Sumitomo Mitsui partners with Factset to launch robotics product, and more…
China AMC plans mixed-asset launch in Hong Kong
The firm’s global balanced fund will be sub-advised by Toronto-based Mackenzie Investments. Separately, Tencent’s joint venture is also expected to launch its fixed income fund.
UBS names new APAC president
Edmund Koh will replace APAC president Kathy Shih, who plans to retire from the bank after 32 years.
China Top Trumps — Hong Kong equity
This week FSA compares two Hong Kong equity products: the JP Morgan SAR Hong Kong Equity Fund and the Pinebridge Hong Kong Equity Fund.
HSBC Global gets northbound MRF approval
Year-to-date, only six Hong Kong-domiciled funds have been approved for sale in the mainland, according to records from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).
Be wary of ESG data, Templeton says
ESG disclosures from companies and data providers are backward-looking, argues Maarten Bloemen, Toronto-based portfolio manager and research analyst for global equities at Franklin Templeton Investments.
Is the energy sector a value opportunity?
Cash flow levels at energy companies are “dramatically higher”, which augurs well for stock price upside in the sector, according to portfolio manager Jonathan Waghorn at Guinness Asset Management.
