European fund buyers are increasingly looking for refuge as both bond and equity prices have started to look suspiciously high. Absolute return products have become increasingly popular with fund selectors as a result.
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Question bond investors should be asking
With fixed income yields expected to remain low for the foreseeable future, and increased liquidity concerns in some of the higher-yielding areas of the market, many investors have decreased their fixed income holdings as much as possible.
AmInvest offers two feeders into Allianz funds
Malaysia’s AmInvest has unveiled mixed asset and equity growth feeder funds that offer investors access to funds offered by Allianz Global Investors.
CIMB Principal to buy Finansa AM in Thailand
CIMB-Principal Asset Management has entered into a deal to acquire Thailand’s Finansa Asset Management.
Montello Real Estate Opportunity approved in Singapore
UK-based real estate financier Montello has received the go-ahead from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to distribute its Real Estate Opportunity Fund in the country.
Time to think about the alternatives
If youre like me, the prospect of bonds and equities rising in tandem as they have done in recent months is an unnerving sign.
All about Evy Hambro – Fund Manager Profile
With confidence returning to commodities markets, BlackRocks Evy Hambros message is clear the sector is worth investing in again.
Yuming Pan – Made in Hong Kong
Allianz fund manager Yuming Pan takes advantage of his base in Hong Kong, a wealth management hub, to undertake the grassroots research and pick the winning stocks of the future.
How much quieter can markets get
BY: MARK BURGESS , CIO , THREADNEEDLE
For 2014 to date, investors have benefited from low levels of volatility everywhere which has enabled bonds and equities to rally alongside each other. The question now has to be: how much more peace and quiet can we expect?
Singapore to regulate non conventional
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced a set of measures to offer enhanced protection to investors, which includes bringing some non-conventional investment products under its regulatory purview.
