Taking an active approach to managing fixed income portfolios can be the key to outperformance. Doing this effectively matters in Asia, in particular, given the higher risk of defaults in 2019.
The long-awaited inclusion of onshore China bonds in a global index is a tipping point for fixed income investing that may influence portfolios going forward.
Puneet Chaddha has transferred internally from Mumbai to become Singapore CEO and Southeast Asia head. Sources say the move doesn't bode well for third-party fund managers.
Principal adds property PMs, BNY Mellon’s Guinness moves to HK, Sarasin hires client advisory head, DeAWM poaches Philip Poole, Russell exec moves to UK boutique.
AsianInvestor hosted its fifth annual Southeast Asia Institutional Investment Forum at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre on December 3 and 4.
HSBC Global Asset Management’s Michael Chiu argues that structural reforms to domestic markets plus broader economic reforms will unlock a multi-year bull run.
The arm of the Singapore state fund has become the third institution to exceed $1 billion in qualified foreign institutional investor quota. There were also other chunky QFII handouts last month.
HSBC’s Cecilia Chan looks to shorten durations, going long Asian currencies and using bond ETFs for Hong Kong dollar exposure in pan-Asian bond portfolios.