Active funds shone in a decade of poor performance for China indices and their trackers.

Active funds shone in a decade of poor performance for China indices and their trackers.
During a decade of US dollar strength and historically low interest rates, bond investors were paid to move down the credit curve.
The best category may be obvious, but the worst performing one needs some explanation.
They are also embracing sustainable investing and putting succession plans in place, according to UBS’s latest Global Family Office Report.
Data suggests an ESG overlay improves returns and and reduces volatility for corporate bond investors, according to quantitative research by JP Morgan Asset Management.
The JP Morgan US Technology Fund is tilted toward enterprise companies instead of consumer-focused ones.
But the firm’s mainland business is growing, with onshore AUM surpassing the $1bn mark.
The year-to-date China rally demonstrates the only certainty in the mainland market: wild annual swings.
The best performing Greater China fund in the Hong Kong universe had a -9% calendar year return.
How did fixed income funds respond to the gradual withdrawal of liquidity, rising interest rates and volatility in 2018?
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