The new head has experience in the Korean corporate sector.
Tag: South Korea
BlackRock names head of its South Korea business
BlackRock taps the former Korea head of Morgan Stanley Investment Managment.
M&G real estate promotes Korea head
Daniel Cho is named as head of real estate, Korea for the UK investment manager.
ETF demand boosts South Korea fund inflows
Funds have seen net inflows for four consecutive quarters, Morningstar data shows.
Deutsche Bank backs North Asia equities
Investors should be allocating to Asia ex-Japan equities rather than developed market stocks over the next six- to 12-months, according to Deutsche Bank International Private Bank (IPB).
T Rowe Price and Korea’s KIM launch income funds
T Rowe Price has launched two income funds with a local partner in South Korea under a low interest rate environment in the country.
M&G likes US banking sector
The firm’s multi-asset team has a high conviction call on US banks, which some investors see as a contrarian view, according to Craig Moran, deputy portfolio manager at M&G Investments.
Complexity of Asia hinders fund passport schemes
Varying tax and regulatory issues across the region could disrupt the Asia Region Funds Passport initiative, according to Mostapha Tahiri, CEO and head of asset and fund services for Asia at BNP Paribas Securities Services.
Samsung AM launches Korean target date funds
Samsung Asset Management together with Capital Group launched six target date funds in Korea that promise dividend income and low volatility.
Baring warms to Korean market
The US and China provide some benefit to Korean corporates, Hyung Jin Lee, head of Asian equities, wrote in a recent research note. As the US economy expands, Korean exports should pick up. Another tailwind is the increasing number of Chinese tourists visiting the country. “In 2014, Chinese residents visited Korea more than any other […]
