Mental health and profits, Asia’s IPO leadership, Standard Chartered’s focus list, Citic gets an asset manager, marketing pedantry, prediction woes, AMAMA sell off and much more.

Mental health and profits, Asia’s IPO leadership, Standard Chartered’s focus list, Citic gets an asset manager, marketing pedantry, prediction woes, AMAMA sell off and much more.
The product tracks an index comprising global companies with low carbon intensity.
The portfolio includes funds managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, Blackrock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Pimco and Schroders.
The IPO of the Lion-OCBC Securities Hang Seng TECH ETF began yesterday, after receiving Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) authorisation earlier this month.
At least four other firms have applied to launch income-generating, mixed-asset products in the Lion City.
Schroders, Allianz GI, Aviva Investors and Fullerton Fund Management have also launched income products in the Lion City.
Amundi and BNP Paribas AM aim to integrate ESG factors across all products, and Willis Towers Watson expects more firms to follow – or lose business.
However, the Singapore-based asset management arm of OCBC is not including China in its plans.
Citibank adds; Focus fund decisions; Man Investments gears up; Fidelity cuts prices; Crystal balls; Japanese robo-advisors; advertising from Lion Global and Nikko and much more.
Gerard Lee, CEO of Singapore’s Lion Global Investors (LGI), shares his thoughts on ESG investing, the onshore China market and fee pressure.
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