Over the past 12 months, the best performing Russia-weighted fund had a negative 19.5% return.
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China easing measures supporting local stocks
Following the recent rate cut by China’s central bank, asset managers said they expect the announcement of further easing measures, which are likely to be supportive of stock markets.
High yield bonds losing allure
The compensation for credit risk in high yield bonds has fallen below the 10-year average, writes Peter van der Welle, strategist at Robeco.
Local partnerships must for global AMs
Foreign asset managers aiming to establish an Asia footprint should develop partnerships with local managers to gain wider access to the retail investor base, according to a Cerulli study.
Asian markets 2015
Pictet Wealth Management and Robeco Group provide separate outlooks for Asian equities in 2015, and they have more similarities than differences.
Amundi JPX ETF launch
The Amundi JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF carries a TER of 0.18%, which Amundi says is the lowest in the market for this exposure.
OMGI expands Asian Equities team
Old Mutual Global Investors has expanded its Asian equities team, hiring Diamond Lee of Ignis Asset Management as portfolio manager.
Investor education critical in Asia
High product churn and the ability to meet investor demand for higher income from financial products are among the challenges in Asia, said Alexander Henderson, managing director for Asia, in part two of an interview with Fund Selector Asia.
HK Sing investors keen on income investing
A majority of investors in both Singapore and Hong Kong hold income-generating products and a sizeable number intend to invest in them in 2015, a trend attributed in part to demographic change, according to a BlackRock study.
East Capital frontier market fund
The fund house believes its experience investing in the relationship-based cultures of Eastern Europe has direct application to frontier market investing, said Tim Umberger, senior adviser.
