For the first time in a decade, T Rowe Price’s global equity strategy has an overweight versus the benchmark to Japan equities. Laurence Taylor, portfolio specialist, explains why.

For the first time in a decade, T Rowe Price’s global equity strategy has an overweight versus the benchmark to Japan equities. Laurence Taylor, portfolio specialist, explains why.
The mixture of interest rate hikes and cuts globally creates opportunities in fixed income, explains Terry Moore, portfolio specialist in the fixed income division.
T Rowe Price has partnered with Thailand’s Land and Houses Fund Management (LH Fund) to launch a global income fund for domestic investors.
The firm received authorisation from the Securities and Futures Commission to sell four fixed income funds in Hong Kong, according to records from the regulator.
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Global markets show no alarm at North Korea’s missile tests and Donald Trump’s rhetoric so far. Nevertheless, investors should hedge their tail risks, advises Dave Lafferty of Natixis GAM.
Samsung Asset Management will delist six ETFs in Hong Kong, while Capital Group received a green light to launch five mutual funds.
Risk management is at the core of managing a bond fund, according to Terry Moore, fixed income portfolio specialist at T Rowe Price.
Pimco bounces back; Schroders gets a new look; Spotting bubbles; T Rowe volatility warning; MPF funds are surprising; Kung Fu asset management and much more.
With improved conditions in emerging markets set to continue, economic growth in the sector is poised to accelerate, says Gonzalo Pangaro, lead fund manager of T Rowe Price’s Emerging Markets Equity Fund.
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