Factor investing is not a passive or alpha strategy, but somewhere between the two, explains Ben Garland, director and senior investment strategist in the factor-based strategies group at Blackrock.
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Blackrock receives $2.27bn in RQFII quotas
Blackrock, First State and Mirae Asset were among the firms that received RQFII quotas in August, according to records from China’s State Administration for Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
Blackrock: Foreign inflows in Chinese bonds ‘gradual’
The percentage of foreign capital going into China’s onshore bond market is set to rise, driven by the recent decisions to include the bonds on global indices, according to Neeraj Seth, Singapore-based head of Asian credit at Blackrock.
In case you missed it – Markets and Funds News Updates
Value Partners names Yu Xiaobao as head of China business; UBP’s operating expenses increase due to Coutts Asia integration; Blackrock’s ETF assets breach $1.5trn mark; Cerulli expects global mutual fund assets to hit $100trn by 2020; Singapore’s fintech association rolls out a comprehensive fintech directory; BofAML sees global fund firms allocate more to Japanese equities; Australia launches its first stewardship code for fund firms; and more…
Blackrock plans to launch private funds in China
Blackrock is applying for a private fund management licence in China with the goal of launching funds for high net worth and institutional clients, according to media reports.
Best and worst funds – June 2017
UBS, Allianz, Schroders, Blackrock and Castlestone have funds that are among the best and the worst performers in June 2017.
MSCI decision has strongest impact on iShares
Blackrock iShares account for the bulk of AUM of ETFs that will be affected by MSCI’s decision to include China A-shares in its emerging markets indices, according to Morningstar data.
Best and worst funds – May 2017
Allianz, Schroder, Blackrock, UBS and Castlestone have funds that are among the best and the worst performers on a three-year basis as of 31 May.
Five funds deauthorised in Hong Kong in May
Blackrock, E Fund, Haitong, JP Morgan and Legg Mason deauthorised mutual funds from selling in Hong Kong last month, data from Securities and Futures Commission shows.
Blackrock’s Swan prefers old economy to new
Blackrock’s Andrew Swan is bullish on old economy stocks and cautious about technology, while overweighting China, India and Indonesia in the company’s flagship Asia ex-Japan equity fund.
