Vanguard follows BMO GAM in cutting the cost of investing in its Hong Kong-listed ETFs with the aim of attracting more capital.
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Motilal Oswal bets on boutique access to India
Motilal Oswal believes its highly-concentrated equity fund of select domestic companies will appeal to investors in the US and Asia.
Z-Ben: Chinese IIs to put $1.1trn offshore by 2021
Offshore assets that global managers can potentially tap are expected to hit $1.1trn in 2021 — 17% of the total assets from mainland institutional investors, according to consultant Z-Ben Advisors.
Asia-Pac, EU regulators meet behind closed doors in SG
Representatives from Europe and Asia Pacific’s regulatory bodies met in Singapore on Friday to hold “in depth, closed-door” discussions on financial regulation and collaboration.
The FSA Spy market buzz – 14 October 2016
Hang Seng’s bestsellers; CIMB concentrates; Phillip’s new ETF; Competition in HK; Capital Group’s observation; DBS on the fence; Nanny UOB and much more.
HNWI-focused `bionic advisor’ launched in Singapore
Bento, a joint venture set up by Singapore-based fintech startup Mesitis and former Bank of Singapore fund selector Chandrima Das, sees its bionic approach – a combination of human and robo – appealing to high net worth clients.
Morningstar Asia fund reviews and re-ratings – September
A downgrade for a Franklin fund, coverage initiated on HSBC, Invesco and JP Morgan products and neutral ratings for funds from Schroders and Fidelity.
Value Partners’ contrarian call on Chinese property
Mainland property, the services sector and Chinese companies with global reach are the top investment themes for 2017, according to investment director Alan Wang.
China’s onshore mutual funds lack managers
Each onshore mutual fund manager needs to take care of 3.12 funds on average, according to a Morningstar report.
Matthews Asia prefers the region’s consumer businesses to its infrastructure sector
The fund manager’s CIO Robert Horrocks advises investors to be wary of companies that depend on government contracts.
