Caught during a break at the FSA Income Forum in Hong Kong, Ng names the two countries in Asia-Pacific with the highest number of dividend-paying companies, and says in China its necessary to be selective: China’s banks, for example, have attractive dividends, but the payout ratio is 30%.
Video Interview: Columbia Threadneedle’s Soo Nam Ng
The firm's head of Asian equities answers three questions about investing for dividends.