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Double-digit Asian equity returns in 2013: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Now is an opportune moment for investors to take advantage of battered Asian stocks, particularly in more cyclical sectors, according to BlackRock's Andrew Swan. Speaking via video link-up from Hong Kong at a press event yesterday, the head of Asian ...

Chinese equities poised for reform: BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Immediate changes in the Chinese equities market after the country's once-in-a-decade leadership transition are unlikely, said BlackRock. China's new leaders are the first ones not appointed by the old revolutionary cadre, and many think this spells ...

Investing in Asia conference opens for business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Australian institutional investors wanting to gain a toehold in the Asian market or learn more about how the funds management market works in the region have only a few weeks to register for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies' Investing In ...

Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
Asia Pacific is dominating Australian fund manager business, responsible for investing some $23.5 billion of locally managed funds at June 30 last year. According to research by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Plan For Life, $32.1 billion was ...

Invesco shifts Asian focus to consumer demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... driven by a young population and rising wages have placed the consumer demand story at the heart of stock selections for Asian fund managers. Invesco plans to make significant changes to its portfolio, targeting 65 to 85 actively managed stocks, focusing ...

Asian small caps as emerging markets go mainstream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... market funds. "It's hard to offset the Egyptian currency (for example)," he said. Hunter Hall had recently released an Asian fund that was hedged, he said. Sweeney said emerging market fund management teams were being built up and consolidated as the ...

RBC Dexia opens Thailand for Aberdeen

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... requirements," he said. As the emerging markets boom, fund promoters in the region find the lack of automation in the Asian fund market creates significant challenges, RBC Dexia said. It said more than 95 per cent of fund orders in the region are processed ...

UBS expanding Asian fund business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
Colin Lunn will join UBS to lead the bank's fund administration business development out of Hong Kong, as it bids to enhance its asset services offering in the Asia Pacific region. Lunn recently resigned from HSBC, where he was head of business development ...

Asian funds invest more in Taiwan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
Fund managers in Asia are predicting big things for Taiwan as improving relations with China look set to open the door to a wealth of investment opportunities. While concerns persist in Asian markets over rising inflation and central bank tightening ...

State Street pushes Asian Funds passport

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
State Street has joined the chorus of voices in favour of establishing an 'Asian funds passport' along the lines of Europe's UCITS. But it remains to be seen whether anyone outside Australia is really interested. In a report released today State Street ...