China’s ecommerce firms are moving into financial services, putting competitive pressure on fund management companies (FMCs). The research firm cited as examples Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial’s reported plan to acquire a stake in Tebon Fund Management and Tencent establishing WeBank, China’s first online bank, last year. “The only viable online opportunity FMCs can access for […]
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Rising appetite for income products: Legg Mason
Almost 92% of investors surveyed in Singapore and 91% in Hong Kong said income-generating investments are extremely important in 2015. At Fund Selector Asia’s income forum in February, asset managers stressed income investing opportunities are available across a range of asset classes despite the low yield environment. The Legg Mason survey released today found Singapore investors […]
Further easing on cards even after China cuts banks’ RRR
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) on Sunday lowered the RRR for banks by 100 basis points to 18.5% as it seeks to add more liquidity to the economy, help boost bank lending and combat a growth slowdown. “The major reason for the RRR cut is the net forex outflows from China,” Grace Tam, global […]
Asian markets appeal to Singaporean investors: Franklin Templeton
Even as China’s economy is slowing, 49% of the investors said the country offers the best investment opportunities followed by ASEAN countries (26%) and India (17%). The optimism comes from better economic growth prospects relative to other global economies, rising population and consumption, along with reform initiatives in some countries like India, China and Indonesia. […]
Asian equities team at OMGI gets Hong Kong licence
The OMGI Asian equities team, which manages $500 million in the region, was hired in late 2014 and consists of four members: Josh Crabb, Diamond Lee, Kris Whitlock and Dmitry Lapidus. It runs three funds – the Old Mutual Asian Equity Fund, the Pacific Equity Fund and the Greater China Equity Fund. “This is a […]
Alternative investment strategies on rise – Natixis survey
Singaporean investors outnumber their global peers when it comes to rejecting traditional portfolios, which typically have a mix of stocks and bonds. Nearly 75% of Singaporean investors (compared to 69% globally) believe the traditional approach to building a portfolio is not the optimal strategy. “A vast majority of Singapore investors now question whether traditional investment […]
Temasek CEO Ho takes three-month sabbatical leave
Ho started her part-time sabbatical with immediate effect, the sovereign wealth fund said in a statement. “She will continue with her board duties and specific stewardship duties.” Ho joined Temasek in 2002 as an executive director and was elevated to the role of CEO in 2004. Prior to joining Temasek, she worked as president and […]
EIP unveils ETF tracking US-listed China companies
The XIE Shares FTSE Chimerica ETF (Chimerica) was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today and tracks the FTSE China N Shares All Cap Capped Net Tax Index. Apart from the new ETF, the firm has plans to launch three additional ETFs during 2015, Tobias Bland, chief executive at EIP told Fund Selector Asia. “There are […]
RHB AM launches four ETFs in Malaysia
The four ETFs seek to track key global indices: the S&P 500 index, the Euro Stoxx 50, the Nikkei, and the MSCI EM Asia index.
BlackRock lists China A-share ETF
The iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF was listed on 13 April. It gives both institutional and retail investors access to China’s A-share equity market. The fund will invest in large and mid-cap companies and track the MSCI China A International Index. Despite the more accommodating nature of the A-shares market seen in the past […]
