A comparison between Invesco’s active and passive senior loan funds shows that ETFs are not always the cheaper and better alternative.
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In case you missed it (8 June 2018)
Macquarie IM names new Asia head, Schroders poaches Capital Group’s Asia marketing head; Evestment reveals most viewed funds in May; MAS wants “plain English” in sales forms; Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi enter fintech agreement, as did Singapore and India; and more…
Global managers in onshore China fund push
Foreign managers in China are moving forward as Blackrock, Schroders and Man Group launch onshore fund products targeting domestic qualified investors.
State-owned does not mean safe
Recent defaults on bonds issued by government-owned Chinese companies raise doubts about credit assessment and the notion that state ownership provides a level of security.
CIMB-Principal tops up RQFII quota
Kuala Lumpur-based CIMB-Principal Asset Management has received additional quota enabling the firm to invest in China’s onshore markets, according to latest records from the country’s State Administration for Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
Credit Suisse to pay $47m to end Asia hiring probe
Credit Suisse has agreed to pay a penalty of $47m to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to end an investigation into whether it hired employees in Asia in return for investment banking business and regulatory green lights.
The long road toward ESG integration
Integrating ESG in the investment process is easier said than done and will vary from one team to another, according to industry sources.
ChinaAMC launches onshore gov’t bond ETF
Despite recent defaults on China bonds, China Asset Management has today listed a fixed income exchange-traded fund that tracks a China onshore bond index.
Can pharma and biotech ease pain in a financial crisis?
Ten years after the global financial crisis of 2008, FSA notes that pharmaceutical, healthcare and biotech stocks weathered that year better than other sectors.
Are listed family businesses the safer bet?
Concerns about family-owned companies tend to be distorted and data shows they outperform their non-family counterparts, according to Jean Keller, CEO of Quaero Capital.
