In March alone, $7bn in capital fled fixed income products, particularly from global and Asia-focused bond funds.
Category: Research
HEAD-TO-HEAD: JGF-Jupiter versus Pictet
FSA compares two international environmental equity products: the JGF-Jupiter Global Ecology Growth Fund and the Pictet Global Environmental Opportunities Fund.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Franklin Templeton versus Merian
FSA compares two US equity products: the Franklin Templeton US Opportunities Fund and the Merian North American Equity Fund.
Funds worth noting after two turbulent months
Funds from Morgan Stanley, T Rowe Price and JPM AM rose to the top during two months of extreme volatility.
UK’s fund selectors look at Asia equities
Data from Last Word Research reveal that more than a third of fund selectors in the UK are looking to buy the region in the next 12 months.
Mutual Fund Top Trumps – Europe inc UK equities
This week FSA presents a quick comparison of two Europe inc UK equity products: the Capital Group European Growth and Income Fund (LUX) and the Pictet European Equity Selection Fund.
Study: too many hidden costs in Asia funds
Fund investors in Hong Kong and Singapore benefit from zero tax, but suffer from embedded costs, according to a Morningstar report.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Eastspring versus T Rowe Price
FSA compares two highly-rated European equity funds: the Eastspring Pan European Fund and the T Rowe Price European Equity Fund.
Study: UBS GAM remains China’s top global manager
UBS Global Asset Management is still the leading foreign fund manager in China, but JP Morgan Asset Management has closed the gap, according to Broadridge Financial’s China Power Ranking.
Taiwan’s foreign players struggle in Q1
But there are a few winners, including Pinebridge’s ESG quant fixed income product, which had sizable inflows during the first quarter.