Indian funds have produced solid returns during Modi’s prime ministerial tenure, but there are doubts that his mixed performance will retain the confidence of his electorate.

Indian funds have produced solid returns during Modi’s prime ministerial tenure, but there are doubts that his mixed performance will retain the confidence of his electorate.
Rising international tensions and domestic policy missteps have restrained India fund performance.
Small and mid-caps were cut and the portfolio has a high level of cash, says manager of its Indian subcontinent fund.
Asia-based wealth managers have also been ramping up their capabilities to service Indian HNWIs.
The ‘high conviction’ Pictet Indian Equities Fund is focused on financials and technology.
The firm has made two appointments aiming to capture a larger slice of the wealth management business represented by Indians based locally and abroad.
Amid pan-regional success, the past decade has seen Chinese family-owned corporates record a 15% average out-performance versus non-family-owned peers domestically, says Credit Suisse.
Asset growth in China’s money market funds is expected to slow, while India may see a period of consolidation among its robo-advisors, according to Boston-based research firm Cerulli Associates.
Singapore-headquartered i-Fast Group’s assets under administration (AUA) in China grew 140.5% to RMB 466m ($68.3m) in June from the previous year, according to the firm’s first half financial results.
BNP Paribas Asset Management has followed several other foreign asset managers in launching a Wechat account in China, according to Janis You, Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific head for brand and communications.
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