State Street Global Advisors is positioning its funds “defensively in an active way” as it expects a slowdown not a recession, according to the asset manger’s Asia Pacific head of investments.
Tag: State Street Global Advisors
Asia’s wealthy prefer physical gold, says SSGA
When investing in gold, conservative high net worth individuals in Asia still prefer owning physical bullion to investing in exchange-traded funds, according to State Street Global Advisors.
Loose ESG definition impacts passives
Wider adoption of responsible investing principles is unlikely to send investors crowding into the same high quality assets because ESG is not standardised, according to Taie Wang, deputy head of research for global equity beta solutions at State Street Global Advisor Asia.
Foreign managers seek more China assets
US-based firms, including Bridgewater Associates and State Street Global Advisors, have become new licence holders in China’s quota programme that allows them to invest in the country’s onshore markets.
Blending active and passive strategies
Fund industry sees blending of active and passive strategies as a way to achieve better risk control while generating alpha.
How HK’s tracker fund became more Chinese
The changing exposure of Hong Kong’s flagship equity ETF to Chinese large cap companies illustrates ever closer financial and economic ties between the territory and the mainland.
In case you missed it (13 April 2018)
UBS AM fills senior sales role; Citi appoints new CEO; DWS launches new rating system to filter ESG leaders; China’s Harvest engages in UNPRI; Prestige helps wealth managers invest in green projects; China’s top officials make steps to further open up financial markets and capital flow channels; and more…
Greater China Top Trumps – Hong Kong Equity ETFs
It’s Hang Seng Investment vs State Street Global Advisors in a quick comparison of two Hong Kong equity ETFs
In case you missed it – Financial News Updates
SSGA promotes Mark Hui as head of global equity beta solutions for Asia (ex-Japan); Natixis names Tony Huang as Taiwan general manager; Capital Group hires from Income Partners for institutional distribution role; JPMAM wins global equity mandate from New Zealand-owned Gareth Morgan Investments; Australia’s AMP Capital raises $1bn from Asian investors for infrastructure strategy; investors pour more money in hedge funds; and more…
In case you missed it – Funds News
PE firm Warburg Pincus to acquire a 49% stake in China’s Fortune SG Fund Management from Lyxor AM; Swiss hedge fund firm Gottex AM loses its HK asset management licence; SSGA seeks an APAC head of asset stewardship; LGIM names Danny Kwok as APAC head of equity trading; a Hong Kong Manulife employee receives Guinness World Records title as “the longest career as a corporate salesperson”; and more…
