When BNY Mellon launched its separately managed accounts (SMA) business, called Spectrum, in January last year, it was described as a “major breakthrough” by the chief executive of the firm’s Asia Pacific SMA business, AJ Harper. The platform partnered with private banks and nine international asset managers – including BlackRock and Henderson – to offer more […]
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Baring vs fidelity china fund
Morgan Stanley Investment Management recently warned about a bubble in the onshore market, as the amount of money that inexperienced and first-time investors are borrowing on margin to buy stocks is uncomfortably high. Chinese retail investors are trying to play the valuation gap between China’s A-shares and their identical H-share counterparts listed in Hong Kong. As […]
HEAD-TO-HEAD: BlackRock Asian Dragon vs Investec Asian Equity
Further easing measures are expected as current economic indicators in China have not improved, AXA Investment Managers and Schroder said recently. Separately, Schroder’s recently cautioned on the overheating in China’s market while BlackRock said it would prefer a selective investment approach following the surge in A- and H-shares. In India, managers like Franklin Templeton said they expect Indian markets to rise as […]
Fixed income supply can’t meet epic demand, says BlackRock
Rieder, who was on visit to Hong Kong and China last week, said ten years ago there was a $4-$5trn net supply of fixed income each year. This year, the net supply will be $700bn, 15% of what was available a decade ago. “At the same time there is a huge aging population that needs […]
Does the US rate hike create an EM buying opportunity?
Current market volatility is due to uncertainty around the start date, Rieder said. He disagrees with conventional opinion that all emerging markets will be under pressure once the US Fed moves to hike rates later this year. Rieder believes a 25 basis point rate rise will come in September and further hikes will be cautious […]
Is a major correction coming in the China market?
Schroders became the second firm in a week to warn on China’s overheating market after BlackRock said it would be selective and continuously flexible in terms of sector picking and choosing between A-and H-share stocks. Emerging-market assets could be impacted when the US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates, according to a recent research note from […]
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 […]
Is the Stock Connect fuelling a pan-Asian bull market?
Following the investor enthusiasm and record turnover sparked by the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect, other market linkages such as the upcoming Shenzhen and Hong Kong Connect, are in the works. Singapore and Taiwan have plans to link their stock markets in July, regulators have said publicly. The China Securities Regulatory Commission said it was studying […]
Northern Trust sets up sales and client service team in Australia
The firm said it has hired BlackRock’s former vice president, Shane Teunissen, as senior institutional sales manager. Teunissen has more than 14 years of industry experience working across Australia and New Zealand. In addition to Teunissen’s appointment, the firm has named Ann-Marie Garry as sales associate. She joined Northern Trust following its acquisition of Bank […]
RHB AM launches four ETFs in Malaysia
The four ETFs seek to track key global indices: the S&P 500 index, the Euro Stoxx 50, the Nikkei, and the MSCI EM Asia index.
