A new mandatory provident scheme and stronger disclosure rules will impact asset and wealth managers, according to Kittikun Tanaratpattanakit, senior research analyst at Morningstar Thailand.
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HEAD-TO-HEAD: HSBC vs JP Morgan
FSA compares two Asian bond mutual funds from HSBC and JP Morgan.
Investors piled money into underperforming China funds
FSA found an interesting pattern of capital flows in the best and worst performing China mutual funds domiciled in Hong Kong, with the focus on the 2015 China stock market peak.
Morningstar Asia fund reviews and re-ratings – February 2017
A downgrade for a Legg Mason product and coverage initiated on an Eastspring fund.

Japan leads the region in passive equity investing
As passive investing continues to gain ground world-wide, Japan remains the heavyweight investor in Asia.
Report: Asian investors keen on equities in 2016
Asia was the only region with significant inflows into equity funds while recording the highest fund asset growth globally, according to a Morningstar report.
Study: China’s physical ETFs reveal advantages
For performance reasons, the trend toward physical replication is beneficial for investors in China A-share exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a Morningstar research report.

Thai investors pour money into fixed income funds
Equity inflows were $232m in 2016, but fixed income funds reached $21.9bn, almost double that of 2015, according to Morningstar data.
Morningstar Asia fund reviews and re-ratings – January 2017
Downgrades for Fidelity and Legg Mason, an upgrade for Threadneedle and coverage initiated on Capital Group.
Taiwan outflows from funds hit $8bn in 2016
Funds that are sold in Taiwan had net outflows of around $8b in 2016, compared to net inflows of $5.4bn in 2015, according to Morningstar data.