Schroders loses, Blackrock hires; FSM One and Black Friday; Smart vehicle ETF; Discretionary progress; Bill Gates and impact; UBS and 2020; Ads return on buses and trams and much more!

Schroders loses, Blackrock hires; FSM One and Black Friday; Smart vehicle ETF; Discretionary progress; Bill Gates and impact; UBS and 2020; Ads return on buses and trams and much more!
FSA compares two absolute return products: the Blackrock UK Absolute Alpha Fund and the SVS Church House Tenax Absolute Return Strategies Fund.
Blackrock’s i-Shares follows a number of asset managers in pulling ETFs from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
In total, Standard Chartered in China distributes around 200 QDII products managed by 10 foreign asset management firms.
The firm has registered its third onshore private fund, according to records from the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC).
Morningstar ends coverage of the flagship BGF China fund following Helen Zhu’s exit, citing concerns about investment process and a lack of confidence in the management of the fund.
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved sale of another China bond fund from the firm.
Blackrock loses; First State’s half century; M&G ESG; Selling frontier; Standard Chartered’s fund selections; FMP dullness; advertising from Ameritrade and much more.
Morningstar emphasised the importance of management strength and stability in its June ratings review of mutual funds.
In yet another feeder fund partnership, RHB Group Asset Management’s fund will feed into Blackrock’s China bond product.
Part of the Mark Allen Group.