Global flows in exchange-traded products (ETPs) slowed in April to US$10.3 billion, although year-to-date inflows of US$79.9 billion continue to outpace last year’s record of US$66.3 billion.
Investment management firm Neuberger Berman has hired 22 emerging markets debt professionals - and in the process has formed a new platform to provide hard and local currency mandates, as well as emerging market debt corporate bond and dedicated Asian debt strategies.
Amelie Remond, head of business development, private banks, Singapore and Hong Kong, at Aberdeen Asset Management Asia, explains to Hubbis how product providers and private banks can work together more closely – and effectively – to develop offerings in line with genuine client needs and shifting market circumstances.
Manulife has launched a Strategic Income Fund in Singapore, using a multi-sector bond portfolio to help investors hedge against inflation and low interest rates.
Global asset flows for exchange-traded products (ETPs) surged in September to their highest monthly level in nearly four years, according to the latest BlackRock report.
ABN AMRO Private Banking has raised equities to overweight from neutral in its Q4 Investment Outlook, and has remained underweight in fixed income.
Ajai Kaul, chief executive officer and head of sales at AllianceBernstein in Asia ex-Japan, talks to Hubbis about how the firm’s offering tallies with what investors are looking from their investments.
King Lun Au, chief executive officer of Bank of China Asset Management, talks to Hubbis about how the firm is taking advantage of the appetite for RMB product – and access to China generally – to create a differentiated offering with a regional and global reach.
The global exchange-traded product (ETP) industry attracted net assets of US$12.1 billion in August 2012, more than twice the US$5.3 billion collected in August 2011, according to a recent BlackRock report.
Henry Wong of BEA Union Investment Management Limited discusses the various factors which influence the investment decisions for buyers of income products.
Eleanor Wan, chief executive officer of BEA Union Investment Management, explains some of the trends in relation to the strong investor appetite for yield, and outlines some buying considerations in today’s environment.
Henderson Global Investors has launched the Total Return Bond Fund as a recognised fund in Singapore, with €280 million external investment.
Xav Feng of Lipper looks at where funds are flowing to and from, and explains the trends to watch for in terms of asset classes and regions which stand to gain and suffer from investor sentiment.
The global market for fixed income ETFs will likely grow to more than US$2 trillion in assets over the next decade, compared with US$302 billion today, according to new analysis by iShares.
A survey of 16 fund management companies by OCBC Bank’s wealth management unit has revealed a negative investment outlook for the next six months, compared with the first half of the year.
Fixed income exchange-traded products (ETPs) attracted US$11.0 billion in net flows in May, a new high compared with US$9.1 billion for the previous record month, in January 2012.
OSK-UOB Investment Management, a subsidiary of OSK Investment Bank, has launched the OSK-UOB Asian Income Fund.
Allianz Global Investors has launched the Allianz Flexi Asia Bond, with its initial public offering until 3 July, according to news sources.
Alfred Mak, head of investment products & advisory at Bank of East Asia, talks to Hubbis about trends in client appetite to deal with volatile markets and an uncertain outlook, and the greater buy-in for proper asset allocation.
Threadneedle has added two to its fixed income team, with Clifford Lau appointed to the newly-created role of head of Asia Pacific fixed income, and Zara Kazaryan as fund manager, emerging markets debt in London.
Flows into fixed income exchange-traded products reached a new historical high of US$25.5 billion for the January to April 2012 time period
Ashok Shah of London & Capital looks at the types of asset classes and products which make sense given today’s economic situation and outlook.
In today’s environment of volatility and uncertainty, one of the changes in the Indian private banking space is an appreciation by investors of the concept of asset allocation. This has come as investors have started to better understand the merits of looking at their portfolios from a broader and longer-term perspective.
Indian high net worth individuals and ultra high net worth individuals seem to be shying away from investing in anything they deem too risky and don’t understand.
Helen Ng, managing director, head of private clients and portfolio management for GAM in Asia, explains how market volatility and uncertainty have impacted expectations, asset allocation, and the way clients view and run their portfolios.
As investors have continued to return to the markets via exchange-traded products to invest in a range of asset classes, the first quarter of 2012 marked the best-ever start to a year for the industry.
Omgeo has announced significant growth in fixed income volumes across its transaction services in 2011.
ABN AMRO Private Banking has revealed potential in industrial equities and has advised clients to position themselves for a gradual manufacturing recovery.
In its latest credit report, Bank Sarasin has suggested that investors consider investment-grade corporate hybrid bonds as an efficient means of enhancing both the return and diversification of a fixed income portfolio.
With net new asset growth of US$18.4 billion in February, the exchange traded products industry has maintained its strong start to the year, according to BlackRock’s latest report.
