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Thai investors flee fixed income
Pimco’s AUM in Thailand was down 50% this year as investors turned cold toward global bond funds, according to a Morningstar report.
In case you missed it (05 October 2018)
Aberdeen Standard expands Japan business; State Street creates role for its academic affiliate; Jack Lin joins MSCI’s executive committee; APAC family offices need succession planning; Phillip Capital launches an ETF in Singapore; Mercer and Morningstar team up; and more…
Thailand’s foreign fund assets continue surge
Assets in foreign investment funds in Thailand soared 60% to $17bn this year compared to 2016 as Thai investor appetite for global funds continues to rise.
MRF northbound funds lose half of assets in H1
Funds sold in China through the Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) scheme had a record month of outflows in June and in total lost half of assets since January, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
Fund favourite Ping An tumbles in 2018
Ping An Insurance, a stock held by hundreds of mutual funds and ETFs in the region, has fallen 10% in 2018. What risks does the company face?
Malaysia’s Islamic funds struggle to attract new assets
Although Malaysia’s sharia-compliant funds continue to attract assets, their share of net new flows into the country’s mutual funds has been decreasing.
Invesco Great Wall tops best China fund ideas
Morningstar’s semi-annual report on China’s best mutual fund ideas chose 16 onshore funds based on fund manager experience, consistency in investment process and performance in several market cycles.
Which SG funds gathered assets in Q1?
Schroders and UOB lead the league table of the most successful asset gatherers in funds domiciled in Singapore, while Fullerton had the most outflows, according to fund flows data from Morningstar.
Chinese AMs see net outflows in Q1
Largest mutual fund managers in China saw net outflows from their active funds in the first quarter of 2018, as investors continued to favour putting money into money market and short-term bond funds, data from Morningstar shows.
