Kuala Lumpur-based I-Vcap Management has launched an ETF in Malaysia that tracks the biggest shariah-compliant companies in the US.
Category: News
HSBC PB names new head of wealth solutions
HSBC Private Banking has appointed Alan Beattie as Hong Kong-based global head of private wealth solutions (PWS), according to a statement from the firm.
OMGI concentrates GEM fund
Old Mutual Global Investors’ global emerging markets fund has become more concentrated since it was taken in-house and handed to the firm’s new GEM team.
Convertibles: best of both worlds?
Convertible bonds, which combine features of bonds and equities, are coming back as interest rates rise, argues Christophe Machu, investment specialist on the multi-asset and convertibles team at M&G Investments.
Principal to raise stakes in JVs with Malaysia’s CIMB
CIMB Group plans to sell partial stakes in its asset management subsidiaries to joint venture partner Principal Financial Group, according to CIMB’s filing with Bursa Malaysia.
Schroders poaches head of multi-asset from Amundi
Schroders has hired Reginald Tan as head of multi-asset products for Southeast Asia to replace a team member who left last year.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Invesco vs JP Morgan
FSA compares two Asia-Pacific mixed-asset funds: the Invesco Asia Balanced Fund and the JP Morgan Asia Pacific Income Fund.
The FSA Spy market buzz – 12 January 2018
Aberdeen Standard hires, so does Hermes and BNY; Singapore vs Hong Kong; Dogs of the World; Bond marketing; Biblical funds; Bill is bearish on men; Bus advertising and much more.
Citi PB: Reforms to boost China’s old economy in 2018
Chinese banks, seen as risky by many investors, are looking attractive in 2018 due to ongoing reforms, said Ken Peng, Citi Private Bank investment strategist for Asia-Pacific, who also likes China’s industrial sector.
JPM AM: Asia earnings key in 2018
Investors should have a strong focus on earnings for Asia-Pacific equities because valuations are no longer cheap, according Ayaz Ebrahim, Hong Kong-based co-head of the Asia-Pacific regional team at JP Morgan Asset Management.
