Roger Bacon, head of Citibank’s managed investments in Asia, shares some of the bank’s fund selections and products under consideration in 2015.
Category: News
Hong Kong protests commentary
Are Hong Kongs pro-democracy protests a threat to society? To Beijing? And could they turn violent? Will they persist indefinitely? Robert Horrocks, CIO Matthews Asia, comments.
China slowdown much more a concern Pioneer
China’s slowing GDP growth is much more a concern for Asian markets than the impact of likely rise in US interest rates, according to Andrew Feltus, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Pioneer Investments.
VAM fund manager taps China energy
VAM Funds believes China’s clean energy sector is poised for high growth over the next five years, driven by increasing consumption and government initiatives, said Martina Turner, lead portfolio manager.
Aberdeen starts operations in Indonesia
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia has launched its business in Indonesia as a fully licensed onshore fund manager.
Citibank is buying equities in 2015
Roger Bacon, head of Citibank’s managed investments in Asia, sketches the bank’s investment themes for 2015, which he believes will be a challenging year.
Is the referendum on Abenomics an opportunity
Japan goes to the polls on Sunday with fresh downgrades to measures of the country’s economic performance weighing heavily on voters’ minds.
BNP Paribas starts investment company in Shanghai
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has officially opened an investment firm in Shanghai, which aims to serve China’s institutional investors.
Hong Kong regulators suspend ICBCI broker
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has suspended the licence of a former ICBC International Securities representative for failures in his work on a 2009 IPO.
Lombard Odier partners with Thai bank
The Swiss firm has signed an agreement with Thailand’s Kasikornbank to provide wealth management services to the bank’s private clients and enter a market with the highest HNWI growth in ASEAN.
