UBP’s head of funds for North Asia tells FSA why fund monitoring is critical at the Swiss pure-play private bank.

UBP’s head of funds for North Asia tells FSA why fund monitoring is critical at the Swiss pure-play private bank.
High quality, income-generating assets offer the best investment opportunities, according to a wealth manager’s fund selector.
Investors should take a long-term view to generate strong returns from bonds, equities and alternatives, Yvonne Leung, managing director, head of managed solutions Asia, JP Morgan Private Bank tells FSA.
Broadridge surveyed 350 fund selectors to understand their perception of fund firms across Apac.
“A degree of froth has come out of China’s market” and the bank’s fundamental view remains “very positive”, said Roger Bacon, Asia-Pacific head of managed investments, who shared his second half outlook with Fund Selector Asia.
Thailand’s wealth management opportunity is expanding, which is why Standard Chartered recently set up a dedicated wealth management product group in-country and appointed Sachin Bhambani as the new head of wealth management, based in Bangkok.
Expectations are that banks in Thailand will soon be able to offer a far wider range of global funds to clients as regulations relax, said Vira-anong Phutrakul, managing director and head of retail banking at Citibank in Bangkok.
Private wealth in China is soaring, and few banks are well-positioned to attract clients who want offshore wealth management, said Joseph Tam, executive VP and head of private banking and wealth management at Hong Kong-based Wing Lung Bank.
In part 2 of Fund Selector Asia’s interview with Alexis Calla, Standard Chartered’s global head of investment strategy and advisory, he discusses client appetites and investment trends.
Fund Selector Asia talked to Alexis Calla, Standard Chartered’s global head of investment strategy and advisory, who shared the banks approach to fund selection and discussed industry fragmentation.
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