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Van Eck goes local on EM fixed income

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Growth is beginning to surprise on the upside for emerging markets according to Van Eck Global emerging markets fixed income portfolio manager, Eric Fine. Speaking to Financial Standard about emerging market (EM) debt, Fine said a recent shift in the ...

Vanguard first to offer A-shares through ETF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... provider to offer investors access to China mainland-domiciled and listed shares. Vanguard is broadening its FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF (ASX: VGE) to include the so-called A-shares as well as some additional small-cap stocks, by moving it from ...

Emerging markets equity fund launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... Identifying Australian investors looking for diversification away from local equities and wanting exposure to emerging markets has led a US-based fund manager to further their operations down under. Harding Loevner LP announced the launch of its first ...

BNP launches EM equity fund in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... BNP investments chief executive in Australia David Grybas said: "Our ambition and unrivalled strength in the emerging markets space should enable us to achieve our goals and also allow us to guide our clients' journey as they seek opportunities offered ...

HSBC pitches low vol strategy to instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... again," he said. Most recently, it has reduced its exposure to the United States market and redeployed it to Japan, emerging markets and Europe, where the strategy is still underweight. "Both Japan and Europe are in interesting moments. Japan has embarked ...

China exposure best through Australia: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... big source of risk for us in the portfolio," Thiel said. He also revealed that BlackRock's largest exposure to emerging markets is in India: "We are long on a combination of local government bonds and finance corporate bonds, all in local currency." ...

Pubs satisfying BlackRock income thirst

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... action has been on the easing side. He said lower oil prices have also created both risks and opportunities within emerging markets. As of December last year BlackRock had about $1.4 trillion in assets under management in fixed income.

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... invest in Asia's other giant. "India faces a once in a generation fork in the road," Standard Life Investments emerging markets economist Alex Wolf said. The 10th largest economy in the world could overtake China as the fastest growing Asian economy ...

Negative Chinese news clouding opportunity: Wells Capital

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
A focus on dividends and the country's increasing weight in global indices mean Wells Capital emerging markets equity portfolio manager Alison Shimada is relaxed about negative media coverage and investor sentiment in China. Shimada says financial deregulation ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... Japan and Europe, with bonds becoming less effective shock absorbers for equities due to ultra-low yields. As for emerging markets, BlackRock prefers countries that are implementing reforms to open up their economies such as India and Mexico.