Threadneedle Investments has launched a flexible Asian bond fund to be managed by its Singapore-based investment team.
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Eastspring’s Rountree aggressive on Asian cyclicals
Eastspring Investments global strategist Robert Rountree is betting aggressively on Asian cyclical stocks due to their cheap valuations and also favours consumer discretionary companies.
How to run a successful Asia fund from London
Jonathan Pines is proving critics wrong that you can run a successful Asian fund from London.
Asia comes up with ucits like regime
Singapore, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand have begun a joint consultation on the rules and regulations for operating the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP), a framework which will look similar to recent UCITS legislation in Europe.
Neuberger Berman gets fund in HK Singapore
Neuberger Berman has expanded its fund range in Asia, making 11 funds available to the retail market in Hong Kong and a further three available in Singapore.
BlackRock receives RQFII license
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia, a subsidiary of BlackRock, has received its first renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) license from the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
Manulife AM to strengthen Singapore fixed income ops
Manulife Asset Management has appointed Endre Pederson as senior managing director of its Singapore based Asian fixed income team, as it makes the country the hub for its ASEAN operations.
Fund selection becoming dynamic in Asia
Asset managers should not focus on fund performance as the only parameter to feature into a fund selector’s buy list as investment philosophy and investment process are also ranked high by gatekeepers in Asia, revealed a Cerulli report.
GIC opens brazil office
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has opened a new office in Brazil to focus on investment opportunities in Latin America.
ocbc bank makes offer to acquire wing hang bank
Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation has made an offer to acquire Hong Kong-based Wing Hang Bank to expand its business in North Asia.
