Foreign asset managers aiming to establish an Asia footprint should develop partnerships with local managers to gain wider access to the retail investor base, according to a Cerulli study.
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OMGI expands Asian Equities team
Old Mutual Global Investors has expanded its Asian equities team, hiring Diamond Lee of Ignis Asset Management as portfolio manager.
Investor education critical in Asia
High product churn and the ability to meet investor demand for higher income from financial products are among the challenges in Asia, said Alexander Henderson, managing director for Asia, in part two of an interview with Fund Selector Asia.
HK Sing investors keen on income investing
A majority of investors in both Singapore and Hong Kong hold income-generating products and a sizeable number intend to invest in them in 2015, a trend attributed in part to demographic change, according to a BlackRock study.
New index series to be launched on Stock Connect
China Exchanges Services Company will launch a new index series on the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect on 15 December.
Hunt for yield in 2015
The search for yield and income should remain the key focus for investors in 2015 as the divergent monetary policies of the US, Europe and Japan, unprecedented since the global financial crisis, could lead to a rise in market volatility, according to JP Morgan Asset Management.
Asia pension funds stepping up alternatives
Pension funds in Asia Pacific are making a major shift in allocation, increasing exposure to risky investment classes over the next three years in order to boost returns, according to a State Street study.
First State Lau on expanding dividend universe
Dividend yields are harder to find in Asia today than they were ten years ago, but India offers some attractive ideas, said First State’s Martin Lau, director, Greater China equities.
Western AM on India China high yield
Fixed income markets are experiencing volatility with worries over a rate rise, but Western Asset Management believes high yield has a place in a diversified portfolio and sees investment avenues in China and India.
Asia retail investors self directed cerulli
The majority of retail investors in Asia are self-directed and tend not to rely on financial advisers when they make their investment decisions, according to a new research by Cerulli Associates.