The current market environment and outlook both lend themselves to a dynamically-managed, multi-asset approach to portfolios, says Maya Bhandari, portfolio manager in the multi-asset team at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
Category: News
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackrock vs Fidelity
FSA compares the BGF Global Multi-Asset Income Fund and the Fidelity Global Multi-Asset Income Fund.
The FSA Spy market buzz – 19 October 2018
Expat leavers; The SFC gets a new logo; Merian gets inspiration from a woman; Aberdeen Standard channelling Prudential; You think you had a bad day?; advertising from iFund and much more.
China’s Amac approves HK stock advisors
The Asset Management Association of China (Amac) announced the first batch of mainland-registered investment advisors focused on Hong Kong-listed equities.
HK ESG reporting is just box-ticking
Investors in Hong Kong have interest in sustainable investing, but among locally-listed companies a ‘box-ticking attitude’ toward ESG reporting remains prevalent, according to industry reports.
In case you missed it (19 October 2018)
JP Morgan AM names new APAC CEO; Eastspring completes TMB AM acquisition; UBP launches “positive impact” strategy; DWS launches Asia-focused fixed income fund in Hong Kong; Allianz GI’s ESG-integrated assets reach $132bn; SFC posts wanted list on its website; and more…
Managers start to flag rising US-China tensions
Tariff escalation and alleged espionage by China are raising significant concerns for Value Partners, JO Hambro and UBP.
Invesco, Schroders double assets in Taiwan
But Eastspring and Pinebridge had some of the highest outflows, according to year-to-date figures from Morningstar.
Hong Kong’s EIP launches fixed income fund
After delisting a smart beta ETF earlier this month, the firm has rolled out its first SFC-registered actively-managed fund, which is available to the retail investor base.
Mobius: US-China trade conflict to get ‘nasty’
Eternal EM optimist Mark Mobius sees a worsening of the US-China trade war in the short-term and downward pressure on the RMB.
