In recent weeks, industry players have said that growth prospects in emerging regions remain strong, with investment opportunities springing up in countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and even frontier Vietnam.
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Fidelity’s Asian Values is set to undergo changes to its pricing structure that could see the AMC drop by as much as 15%.
First State is to launch a trio of Asia funds as it seeks to establish the reputation of its new Stewart Asia team.
Asian dividend yield remains a strong theme despite the widely- anticipated US rate hike, said King Fuei Lee, fund manager for Asia ex-Japan equities at Schroders.
Old Mutual Global Investors has responded to the growing Asian dividends landscape by converting its Asian equities fund into an income fund.
China’s inclusion in the MSCI emerging market indices is a matter of when, not if, and the resulting capital inflows will have substantial impact on Hong Kong’s market, said Helen Zhu, Blackrock’s head of China equities.
Forecasts are tough in any business, says Robert Harvey, manager of Matthews Asia’s Asia Small Companies Fund, but politics is tougher than most to divine the outcome of future market events.
Saudi Arabia has today opened its $570bn (£367.7bn) Tadawul stock exchange to direct foreign investments for the first time, which is being widely seen as a crucial stepping stone to the kingdom’s entry into the MSCI Emerging Markets index.
UBS Wealth Management is rolling out a wealth management app and has set up an “innovation centre” in Singapore that aims to commercialise ideas that would help serve its clients.
