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Aberdeen gets OK for Indonesian fund buy
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia has received a green light from regulators to buy a majority stake in Indonesia’s NISP Asset Management from NISP Sekuritas.
FATCA inches closer to law in Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published proposed regulations, enshrining Americas controversial tax Act FATCA into law.
Morningstar Rate hike
A hike in US interest rates has been long anticipated by the market and has already been priced in, argues Jin Tao, director, Morningstar Investment Management, Asia.
Unigestion launches private asset allocator tool
Unigestion has launched a tool that will enable institutional investors to determine their allocations between various private assets on a systematic and quantifiable basis.
Eastspring Investments strengthens marketing team
Eastspring Investments has strengthened its marketing team, hiring BlackRocks Christian Fleischer as head of marketing and Aviva Investors Tio Yang Phen for the role of director, investment marketing.
Tikehau Capital opens in Singapore
Paris-based asset manager Tikehau Capital has opened an office in Singapore and will offer its investment products to Asian investors.
Global high yield bonds to remain attractive – Robeco
Global high yield bonds are likely to remain attractive due to a low interest environment that is expected to continue, according to David Hawa, client portfolio manager, fixed income, at Robeco.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: First State Regional India vs Aberdeen India Opportunities
Fund Selector Asia’s Head-to-Head feature puts two funds with similar investment objectives against each other to find out which one has the edge. This week two India funds are in the ring: First State Regional India Fund vs Aberdeen India Opportunities Fund.
VAM Frontier Markets Fund manager Cleaver
Fund Selector Asia talks to Chad Cleaver, fund manager at VAM Funds, following the launch of the firm’s frontier markets vehicle.