FSA starts the second year of its performance feature, which reports monthly returns versus a benchmark for three robo-advisors.
Category: Research
Survey: APAC managers to offer more multi-strategy
Managers based in the region aim to expand their product range to include more complex asset classes over the next five years, according to a State Street survey.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Fidelity vs JP Morgan
FSA compares the Fidelity Thailand Fund and the JP Morgan Thailand Fund.
MRF northbound funds lose half of assets in H1
Funds sold in China through the Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) scheme had a record month of outflows in June and in total lost half of assets since January, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
PineBridge Japan Small Cap Equity
The top performer was the PineBridge Japan Small Cap Equity Cl Y USD
China’s regulator alert to bond fund growth
China’s regulator has growing concern over short-term bond funds, which have almost doubled assets year-to-date.
Asia’s fund selectors sour on emerging markets
Data collected by FSA shows a significant decline in sentiment toward global emerging market equities and Asia-Pacific ex-Japan equities among fund selectors in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackrock vs UBS AM
FSA compares the BGF China Fund and the UBS (Lux) China Opportunity Fund.
Taiwan investors shift to balanced funds
In terms of offshore funds, Taiwan investors trimmed fixed income and moved into balanced and money market funds in the first half, according to data from the Securities Investment Trust and Consulting Association (Sitca).
Fund favourite Ping An tumbles in 2018
Ping An Insurance, a stock held by hundreds of mutual funds and ETFs in the region, has fallen 10% in 2018. What risks does the company face?
