BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and UBS each won in two categories.
FSA’s awards were based on quantitative data from FE, which uses its Crown Rating methodology that rates funds using three separate tests: alpha, volatility and consistency. FE filtered out the best performers in 15 asset classes and created a shortlist.
The shortlist was then given to an independent panel of professionals from Asia’s fund selector community, who picked funds they thought would outperform in the next 12 months. Their aggregated choices determined the Platinum and Gold winners.
The Singapore shortlist is here
On January 28, FSA announced the award winning funds for Hong Kong, which can be viewed here.
Thanks to the judges, to our partner FE, and congratulations to the winners!
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The Singapore Winners:
| Category | Platinum | Gold |
| Asia Pacific Equity | First State Dividend Advantage | Templeton Asian Smaller Companies |
| Emerging Market Bond | Pictet Global Emerging Debt | GS Growth & Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Portfolio |
| European Equity | BlackRock Strategic Funds European Opportunities Extension | Henderson Horizon Euroland |
| Global Bond | Pimco GIS Global Bond Ex US | Natixis H2O Multibonds |
| Global Emerging Market Equity | Schroder ISF Frontier Markets Equity | First State Global Emerging Markets Leaders |
| Global Equity | Nordea 1 Global Stable Equity Unhedged | UBS (Lux) Equity SICAV – Global High Dividend (USD) |
| Greater China/China Equity | BCM Vitruvius Greater China Equity | UBS (Lux) Equity – China Opportunity (USD) |
| High Yield | Aberdeen Global II US Dollar High Yield Bond | BlackRock Global Funds Global High Yield Bond |
| Japanese Equity | Aberdeen Global Japanese Smaller Companies | Comgest Growth Japan |
| Mixed Asset | Franklin Income | Emirates MENA Opportunities |
| Regional Bond | Invesco European Bond | Amundi Bond Europe |
| Regional/Single Country Emerging Market Equity | Aberdeen Thailand Equity | |
| Sector Equity | JB Multistock Health Innovation | Franklin Biotechnology Discovery |
| Singapore Equity | First State Singapore Growth | Legg Mason Western Asset Singapore Opportunities |
| US Equity | Fidelity America | T. Rowe Price US Large Cap Value Equity |
