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Measuring risk appetite in Asia
Investors in China take the most risk, while Japanese investors are the most risk averse, according to a Manulife study on the risk appetite of investors in Asia’s five wealthiest markets.
The FSA Spy market buzz 31 07 2015
New alternatives specialist fund selector at StanChart; changes at HSBC PB and GAM; another move to Standard Life Investments; new sales person for VAM and more.
The FSA Spy market buzz 10 07 2015
People moving around at HSBC, Invesco, Manulife; China’s turnover; summer ad campaigns and more.
Financial and industrial sectors have been good China bets
The two sectors have been strong performers due to various reasons. In the financial sector, banks have benefitted from a loosening monetary policy, which is expected to continue this year. The People’s Bank of China has cut both interest rate and banks’ cash reserve requirement ratio three times each since November to combat an economic […]
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 […]
Manulife hires Citigroup’s Liu as portfolio manager
Liu joined the four-member team from Citigroup and is responsible for the research, analysis and management of Hong Kong dollar and renminbi fixed income securities portfolios, the firm said. Liu replaces Ronald Chan, who now takes on the role of head of North Asia investments. Chan will drive the firm’s growth in North Asia, a […]
Asian investors put strong returns down to luck
Nearly half of Asian investors were pleased with their 2014 returns, which many credited to pure luck, according to a survey by Manulife.
Cerulli on multi asset
Investors are increasingly seeking multi-asset products for monthly stable income rather than asset allocation strategies, according to a new research by Cerulli Associates.
Cash a safe haven Manulife survey
A significant number of Asian retail investors prefer to hold cash over the next six months, even though they believe some regional markets will deliver a double-digit return in 2015.