Asian fixed income is not
The typically-held investor concerns about Asian fixed income diversification, liquidity and credit quality are diminishing, according to Jamie Grant, head of fixed income at First State Investments.
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Are we reaching a tipping point for Asian bonds
As central bankers in the West continue tripping over themselves in the rush to make dovish noises on holding rates lower for longer and showing patience as Fed chair Janet Yellen likes to say, even highly cautious investors may be reaching a tipping point.
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Axa IMs Asia chief Flood leaves
Simon Flood has left as head of Asia Pacific at Axa Investment Managers after just seven months in the role.
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Shanghai connect worth getting excited about
Designed to provide foreign investors with access to over 550 Shanghai-listed A shares, there are lots of reasons to be excited about the ‘through train’.
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First State absolute return strategy
First State Investments is planning to launch an absolute return strategy in Asia during the first half of next year.
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AllianzGI launches EMD fund
The fund will combine top-down country analysis with bottom-up credit research to construct portfolios in Latin America, Asia and central and Eastern Europe
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SLI to close economically unviable China Fund
Standard Life Investments (SLI) is to close the Ignis China Fund, claiming it is not economically viable to continue the product at its current size.
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RBC GAM launches Asia Ex Japan fund
A new fund has been launched by RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) to give global investors exposure to the expertise of an Asia-based investment team.
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Three funds for future growth areas
Harrington Cooper's Harry Dickinson looks at three funds that take a slightly different approach to areas with a lot of potential.
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Old Mutual nabs BlackRocks Crabb
Old Mutual Global Investors has hired three investment professionals from BlackRock to form a new Asian equities team.
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Source launches new ETF to track Japan index
The latest product to emerge from the pipeline of exchange traded product provider Source aims to provide exposure to Japan’s stock market.
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Alquity launches sustainable Future World Fund
Alquity Investment Management has launched its Future World Fund, with the aim of using its four existing regional products to access growth potential in emerging and frontier markets across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Indian Subcontinent.