Bond funds dominated investment performance last year, while equity funds were worst hit, particularly for India. BNP Paribas boasted the top fund of 2011, while CCB had the worst, according to Morningstar data.
Tag : 2011
Despite the launch of many new funds and six fund management firms, AUM still drops 12.5% with a negative performance on both the equity and fixed income side.
We publish our view on Asian asset management’s biggest hires of the year. Here you can find out who featured on our 25-strong shortlist, and who made the final cut.
We consider if the tide is turning for equity dividend-paying strategies and whether Asia will resist the multi-asset trend. We also question the EM currency story and reveal how trust providers have taken China by storm.
We consider today's topsy-turvy environment for investors, examine the funds industry in Taiwan and Korea, and in alternatives we look at strategies other than the equity hedge.
We present a gallery of pictures from our 2011 awards ceremony for investment performance, which was held at The Conrad hotel in Hong Kong.
The newly added gallery on our AsianInvestor.net homepage shows participants at this year's event, which was attended by more than 270 people and featured 30 speakers.
The positive long-term story overshadows concerns over policy-rate risk and the impact of Europe's sovereign debt crisis, say Kheng-siang Ng of SSgA and Kenneth Akintewe of Aberdeen AM.
Our April edition focuses on fund managers cashing in on commodity exposures, China's move to institutionalise private funds and the announcement of our inaugural Korea awards
We present pictures from our first ever Korea awards ceremony in Seoul. Big winners on the night included National Pension Service, Citibank and Kyobo-Axa Investment Management.
Francis Cheung cites expected stabilisation in money supply and social housing plans as reasons to be optimistic about equity markets in China and Hong Kong next year.