Are emerging market small caps a better bet than the large cap counterparts that passive products focus on? Will Ballard, head of emerging market and Asia Pacific equities at Aviva, explains why he believes they are.
Category: News
Thailand’s foreign fund assets up 15%
Foreign investment funds continue to be popular in Thailand, with assets growing 15% annually to THB 1.17trn ($37bn) in 2017, according to Bank of Thailand’s 2017 financial stability report.
Malaysia readies robo-advisor licence
Malaysia’s regulator has provided details on applying for a robo-advisory asset manager licence, after first announcing the plan in 2017.
Video: BNP Paribas on water and ESG
Oscar Yang, research analyst and portfolio manager at Impax Asset Management. discusses the firm’s water equity portfolio, which uses an ESG screen to invest in the equities of water companies.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: iShares vs Vanguard
FSA compares two Japan index products from the industry’s two giants: the iShares Japan Equity Index Fund and the Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund.
The FSA Spy market buzz – 16 March 2018
Changes at Mornington and at Mirae; DBS PB focuses on tech; Mercer thinks lowly of multi-asset; Nexus exits; Lady luck; AI is not so bright; Teasing advisers and much, much more.
Putting high yield through an ESG filter
Bluebay built an ESG version of its existing high yield fund and found that screening in a high yield bond fund requires reliance on in-house ESG analysis rather than external providers, according to My-Linh Ngo, head of ESG investment risk at Bluebay Asset Management.
ESG Forum Morning Briefing Singapore 2018
FSA presents photo highlights of its inaugural ESG Forum Morning Briefing, which was held on 15 March at Swissotel Stamford in Singapore.
Hong Kong’s SFC goes after big guns
In separate moves, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission this month has gone after UBS, Deutsche Bank and CLSA for regulatory breaches.
Video: Hermes IM on ESG investing
Lewis Grant, director and senior portfolio manager at Hermes Investment Management, answers three questions about his approach to ESG investing.
