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In case you missed it – Finance News Updates
Blackrock launching two MPF funds, Singapore’s UOB AM and T. Rowe Price rolling out a tech fund in Singapore; key APAC senior management changes at Australia’s AMP Capital; dwindling number of billionaires around the world; an institutional mandate for UK’s Prestige; Hong Kong and Singapore’s regulators penalising professionals for WeChat and spoofing; AIA names David Beckham as its global ambassador; NNIP’s positive outlook for Mongolia; etc…
Do investors receive value for their fund fees?
Some of the most expensive funds available to Hong Kong investors deliver less than stellar returns.
Blackrock gets $1.6bn RQFII quota
Blackrock became the first asset manager in the US to be awarded an RQFII quota (RMB 11bn) by China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange, according to a statement from the firm.
Morningstar Asia fund reviews and re-ratings – December
A downgrade for an Aberdeen fund, an upgrade for Templeton and coverage initiated on several others.
Video: Blackrock on global multi-asset investing
The multi-asset team is overweight risk assets, according to Steven Moeller, Blackrock’s head of APAC multi-asset platform strategy and co-head of APAC client portfolio solutions.
Blackrock: Asia and EM equities are `winners’
Global growth, the reflationary environment and the transition from monetary to fiscal policy make global equities attractive, especially in Asia, according to Belinda Boa, Blackrock’s head of active investments for Asia Pacific.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackrock vs Templeton
FSA compares two global government bond funds: Templeton Global Bond and BlackRock GF Global Government Bond.
Morningstar Asia fund reviews and re-ratings – November
Upgrades for Allianz, Fidelity, First State, Schroders and Templeton and coverage initiated on several others, together with the new “sustainability rating”.
Swan positive on Asian equities in 2017
A transition from monetary to fiscal policy, progress on reforms in the region and low valuations make Asian equities attractive in 2017, said Andrew Swan, head of Asian equities at Blackrock in Hong Kong.
