first state expands global resources team
First State has hired Peter Mangano as a senior analyst for its global resources team, which runs the First State Global Resources Fund.
First State has hired Peter Mangano as a senior analyst for its global resources team, which runs the First State Global Resources Fund.
First State Stewart has confirmed it is looking into the potential launch of a Worldwide Fund, with a focus on sustainable development, but said it could not provide any further details until regulatory approval had been obtained.
First State is to move its role of global head of responsible investment from Sydney to London and hand it to new hire Will Oulton.
Upon reading their latest outlooks, you’d be forgiven for forgetting Angus Tulloch and Johnathan Asante run multi-billion pound mandates in A-Pac and GEM. Be prepared for honesty and scepticism in spades.
There’s no denying the buzz there has been around emerging market debt (EMD) recently, but like EM equities it has the potential to be an asset class jumped on by many and managed successfully by few.
First State has denied its GEM Leaders Fund is nearing soft closure and said it still has plenty of capacity for further inflows.
First State has renamed its Asia Pacific/Global Emerging Markets equities team, led by Angus Tulloch and Stuart Paul, in an attempt to prevent confusion among clients with its new EM debt team.
It is not coincidence that the latest round of fund closures have concentrated on emerging market or Asian propositions, but is it down to market concerns or the lack of ability of the majority of fund managers?
Analysis of funds in the IMAs Asia Pacific ex Japan sector shows a very long list of negative returns for investors during 2011.
First State has bolstered its global equities team with the appointment of two new sector investors, Julie Thomas and Ben Yeoh.
Local currency bond fund launches have been “super-fashionable” this year, with fund houses eulogising about the appreciation potential of emerging market currencies. But First State’s head of EM debt Helene Williamson is not such a fan.
The growth of emerging market corporate bonds will make up for any shortfall in sovereign debt issuance as investor demand for EM fixed income develops, according to Helene Williamson head of EM debt at First State.