Robo-investing firm launches in Asia

The firm claims its robo-investing service, in conjunction with Morningstar, will create and automate a professionally-designed portfolio at a fraction of the cost levied by banks and investment advisors.  “Today, holding a global diversified portfolio in Asia is complicated and expensive,” Mathias Helleu, executive chairman told FundSelectorAsia. “[Robo advisory services] are going to be a very […]

Hot China equities prompts sector caution

The loosening of regulations to allow local mutual funds to invest through the southbound train of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect led to a surge in Hong Kong share turnover in early April. “We would be selective and continuously flexible looking forward, in terms of sector picking and choosing between A-and H-share investment opportunities,” said […]

Asian managers tend to wait and watch

Nearly 65% of respondents believed it is more prudent to instead learn from the experiences of first movers as the risks are high due to the complexity of dealing with several regulatory authorities. A majority of respondents (83%) expect an increase in the regulatory agenda in Asia over the next five years.   “This poll suggests […]

Invesco promotes Asian equity fund managers

Dickson will take sole responsibility of managing the Asian Equity Income Fund after co-managing it with lead fund manager, Stuart Parks. Dickson specialises in Asian income investing and is responsible for covering Australia and India. Lam will join Parks in running the Invesco Perpetual Asian Fund after looking after the ex-Japan portion of its Pacific […]

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