Brexit will likely be ‘softer’ than previously thought, UK bonds are cheap, and the firm’s global credit income fund has 20% invested in sterling denominated bonds, according to credit portfolio manager Michael Scott.
Tag: Schroders
Which China equity funds are contrarian?
FSA looked at the five China equity funds with the lowest average correlation to the performance of peer funds and found three with above average performance.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackrock vs Schroders
FSA compares two APAC ex-Japan equity products: the Blackrock Asian Dragon Fund and the Schroder ISF Asian Opportunities Fund.
Schroders poaches head of multi-asset from Amundi
Schroders has hired Reginald Tan as head of multi-asset products for Southeast Asia to replace a team member who left last year.
Fidelity leads the WFOE race
Fidelity’s investment-management wholly foreign-owned enterprise (IM WFOE) has launched two new funds while Blackrock and Schroders obtain private fund management (PFM) licences for their WFOEs.
Schroders: Beware of inflation risk
Inflation expectation is prioritised as a major risk in the fund managed by Patrick Brenner, head of multi-asset investment Asia at Schroders.
Morningstar Asia fund reviews and re-ratings – November 2017
A downgrade for a Blackrock product and upgrades for Robeco, T Rowe, Xtracker, Parvest and two Fidelity funds, according to the firm’s monthly note to clients.
ESG is necessary, but elusive
ESG considerations in the investment process are crucial, but it is not practical to try and quantify the impact of ESG on investment performance, argues Chris Durack, CEO of Schroders’ in Hong Kong and head of the firm’s institutional business for Asia Pacific.
Survey: Asia’s investors expect double digit returns
Investors in Asia expect 11.7% annual returns over the next five years, among the highest return expectations globally, according to a survey conducted by Schroder Investment Management.
The FSA Spy market buzz − 03 November 2017
M&G appoints; Eastspring hires, so does Fullgoal; BNP Paribas AM loses; Crypto polls; Debt galore; Compliance obstruction; Vontobel warrants; Schroders advertises and much more.
