Investors with an appetite for China’s new technology opportunities should look to sectors where they are applied, rather than overvalued tech companies, argues Johan Jooste, chief investment officer at Bank of Singapore.

Investors with an appetite for China’s new technology opportunities should look to sectors where they are applied, rather than overvalued tech companies, argues Johan Jooste, chief investment officer at Bank of Singapore.
Technology stocks globally are still expected to perform well next year, but Sean Taylor, Deutsche Asset Management’s chief investment officer for Asia-Pacific and head of emerging markets, remains careful with his sector picks, particularly in Asia.
CSOP Asset Management plans to bring big data and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its product line within three years, aiming to lessen the time and cost pressures on investors.
Why have interest rates and inflation remained low for several years? Experts have varying explanations, but Jim McCaughan, CEO of Principal Global Investors, tells FSA he believes the hidden impact of technology on the global economy is behind the mystery in the economic data.
Government reforms in India have “unlocked growth” and are driving a strong case for equity investment, though there are some caveats, said Sunny Ng, portfolio manager at Pinebridge Investments.
The China unit of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has bought a stake in Income Partners, underscoring how asset managers are making technology adoption a top priority.
In 2018, Value Partners’ fund manager Frank Tsui is bullish on the technology and consumer sectors across greater China with a preference for larger names.
Asia’s robust corporate earnings and continuing reform in key markets are expected to lift stock prices in 2018, said Andrew Swan, head of Asian and global emerging market equities at Blackrock.
There are key differences between the high valuations of tech stocks in 2000 and today, argues Alexandre Mouthon, Geneva-based senior product specialist for thematic equities at Pictet Asset Management.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has awarded a capital markets services licence to a subsidiary of Ping An-backed Lufax Holdings yesterday, according to a statement from the firm.
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