Mainland investors will have access to a European-focused alternatives product.
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Managers start to flag rising US-China tensions
Tariff escalation and alleged espionage by China are raising significant concerns for Value Partners, JO Hambro and UBP.
UBP targets smaller IAM partners in Asia
The Geneva-headquartered bank aims to grow its external asset manager business to 5% of total AUM in Asia over the next few years, said Benoit Barbereau, the bank’s head of external asset managers.
Chinese banks to benefit from trade war, says UBP
Trade tensions between China and the US will not hit equities across the board, according to Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) chief investment officer, Norman Villamin, who advises allocating to beneficiaries of reflation policies.
Viewpoints on heated tariff talk
As the rhetoric on trade tariffs heats up, what do economists and portfolio managers in the region think?
Smart beta not really for the mainstream, says UBP
Smart-beta strategies are unlikely to overtake traditional fund products and become a mainstream investment tool, argues Nicolas Faller, co-CEO of asset management at Union Bancaire Privée.
UBP: Bond investors not compensated for risks
The return for US and European bond investors offers insufficient compensation for the risk they are taking, especially in the high yield segment, said Norman Villamin, chief investment officer at Union Bancaire Privee.
In case you missed it – Markets and Funds News Updates
Value Partners names Yu Xiaobao as head of China business; UBP’s operating expenses increase due to Coutts Asia integration; Blackrock’s ETF assets breach $1.5trn mark; Cerulli expects global mutual fund assets to hit $100trn by 2020; Singapore’s fintech association rolls out a comprehensive fintech directory; BofAML sees global fund firms allocate more to Japanese equities; Australia launches its first stewardship code for fund firms; and more…
The promise and risk in China’s `new economy’
China’s consumption story is expanding quickly, creating some of the most appealing investment cases currently available to investors, particularly as markets are yet to fully price in the pace of urbanisation in the country, says UBP’s Peng Yao.
China partnership a route to HNWI opportunity, says UBP
A partnership with an onshore bank is the preferred path for access to the mainland HNW base, according to Michael Blake, Union Bancaire Privee’s chief executive of Asia.
