Nikko Asset Management has made a number of senior hires as part of its Asian growth strategy.

Nikko Asset Management has made a number of senior hires as part of its Asian growth strategy.
Matthews Asia has unveiled a Ucits-compliant version of its smaller companies strategy, available in the US since 2008, billing it as fund to complement investors’ existing large cap exposure to Asia ex-Japan.
Assets under management at Aberdeen Asset Management dipped 3.8% in the third quarter of the year after the group saw outflows from its equity range, particularly its emerging market franchise.
Is it possible to impose science on the very human art of fund management? It is tempting to believe the skill of the best fund managers cannot be quantified, or indeed replicated, but a new technology system aims to do just that.
Aberdeen’s move to Singapore in 1992 was questioned by other industry players at the time, but Hugh Young’s long-term strategy is paying off. The jurisdiction has opened up considerably and business is better than he ever expected.
Major banks and investment product providers dominate Hong Kong’s financial services landscape, drowning out the voice of its independent advisory industry. Since 2006, the IFAA has sought to rectify that.
Partnering with other platforms and offering funds and services locally is absolutely key, says BlackRock’s managing director head of EMEA retail business, Alex Hoctor-Duncan.
Distributing some 600 funds in 27 countries, Schroder IM has spent time and effort ensuring its local-level operations are suitable for clients’ needs. Carlo Trabattoni explains the company’s strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management plans to rationalise its US and Asian fund ranges in 2014 in a similar exercise to that undertaken for its European range.
These are not easy times for investors, with investment returns low, political and social unrest disrupting key regions of the world, and the spectre of inflation ever-present.
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