Foreign investment fixed term bond funds remain popular, as local investors rush back into fixed income, according to data from Morningstar Direct.

Foreign investment fixed term bond funds remain popular, as local investors rush back into fixed income, according to data from Morningstar Direct.
In 2018, assets in global bond funds plunged while capital poured into global property funds, according to a Morningstar report.
Asia fund AUM grew in the first three quarters last year and investors had a preference for mixed asset funds, according to a Cerulli Associates report.
Taiwan investors poured $2.2bn into renminbi bonds last year and fixed income products accounted for 80% of net inflows, according to data from Morningstar Direct.
APAC-domiciled passive fund sales outpaced actively-managed products during the second quarter, according to a report by Broadridge Financial.
Thai investors were optimistic about the local economy in 2017, adding to their equity holdings while investors in China and Hong Kong took money out of equities.
Equity funds drove net outflows of Hong Kong-domiciled funds in 2017, in a reversal of 2016 when they recorded net inflows.
Rapid inflows into emerging-market exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have distorted south-east Asian markets, according to Brook Tellwright, fund manager at Waverton Investment Management.
FSA found an interesting pattern of capital flows in the best and worst performing China mutual funds domiciled in Hong Kong, with the focus on the 2015 China stock market peak.
Asia was the only region with significant inflows into equity funds while recording the highest fund asset growth globally, according to a Morningstar report.
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