Barings plans long/short multi-asset launch, hit by China turmoil

Mar 3, 2016

The fund house hopes to launch a long/short multi-asset strategy this year, but is finding it hard to raise money for its multi-asset income product in Hong Kong amid A-share volatility.

Barings plans long/short multi-asset launch, hit by China turmoil

Baring Asset Management plans to launch a long/short global multi-asset fund this year, with recent international equity volatility underlining the potential benefits of a short component. Yet the recent Chinese stock-market turmoil has hit the UK firm's efforts to raise money for its new Hong Kong-domiciled multi-asset income product.

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