FSA spoke with Xin Yan Low, portfolio manager, Janus Henderson Investors, at the Fund Selector Asia Investment Forum Singapore.

FSA spoke with Xin Yan Low, portfolio manager, Janus Henderson Investors, at the Fund Selector Asia Investment Forum Singapore.
The recent listing of China real estate investment trusts (C-Reits) to finance infrastructure projects could mark the launch of vast new market, according to Eastspring Investments.
It will be the first fund in the market that focuses on Singapore-listed Reits.
Reits continue to be a popular asset class in the Lion City.
Allianz GI is the latest to join the trend of launching income-generating mixed-asset portfolios that have Reits as a key component.
Syfe has introduced an automated risk-managed investing (ARI) portfolio comprised of Singapore Reits hedged by government bonds.
Global equity markets have rallied this year, but two-thirds of fund sales in Hong Kong are in fixed income products.
The firm is also overweight cash and it believes most fixed income assets do not have attractive returns.
While Asian investors are very familiar with REITs, other closed-end funds can provide access to other relatively illiquid asset classes, according to Aberdeen Standard’s Andrew Lister.
REITs pay high dividends and tend to be less volatile than equities, but how will they fare as interest rates rise Matthias Meyer, head of liquid real assets for Asia and Europe at Deutsche Asset Management, explains.
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