Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments is forming a joint venture with Vietnam’s State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), according to local reports.
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In case you missed it – 12 January 2018
Pinebridge poaches SSGA’s EMEA CEO; UOB AM launches digital advisory service; Mirae Asset to launch alternative fund in India; Vietcombank/Templeton funds see AUM double; SSGA creates head of Korea role; India- and China-focused hedge funds are strongest performers; and more…
Korea ETF assets drive record high in Asia
Asia’s ETF inflows set a record high during the first seven months and Korea- and China-listed ETFs gathered the most assets, according to data from ETFGI.
Barings names new Korea CEO
Barings has appointed Ike Bae as its new Korea CEO. He replaced Thae Khwarg, who retired in December last year after more than 20 years with the firm.
Tax changes may boost Korea’s mutual fund industry
The government intends to temporarily waive a 15.4% capital gains tax on overseas equities funds, according to a Cerulli report.
What influences Asian fund sales?
Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea retail investors are most influenced by fund fees in their investment decisions, but Taiwan is different, according to a BNY study.
Capital Group expands North Asia sales team
In Korea, Andrew Hwang joined the firm as a director of strategic solutions. Hwang was poached from Janus Capital, where he was responsible for non-Japan Asia business development. Prior to that, he had also worked with BNY Mellon Asset Management for product development and strategy in the region. In Taiwan, Berry Hsieh came over from […]
China gets lowest grade for investor experience
The research firm gave China a “D” because of high fees, particularly for allocation and money market funds. China’s limitations on overseas investing and restrictions on foreign-domiciled funds were also factors, as well as a relative lack of disclosure. “China was one of a minority of markets where the disclosure of conflicts of interest by advisors […]
Manulife adjusts Korea, India holdings
“We trimmed exposure to India and Korea as we were concerned after the run-up [in markets]. We had different instances when target prices on stocks were reached,” said Csellak in an interview with Fund Selector Asia. Volatile Korea Korea with a 20.7% weighting and India (17%) were still the top country allocations of the Manulife Asian […]
Central bank action would boost cheap Korean equities
About 50% of Korea’s GDP is dependent on exports, which have been declining this year, according to Aidan Yao, senior emerging market economist at Axa Investment Managers. Weak external demand from the US is one reason why exports are falling. Also, Korean companies are strong competitors with their Japanese counterparts and the strengthening of the […]
