Products
Baring launches three Hong Kong-domiciled funds
Local demand for income investments, a simplified registration process and the ability to add an RMB share class were good enough reasons to launch the locally-domiciled products, Gerry Ng, CEO of Asia ex-Japan, told Fund Selector Asia.
Asia, Japan targeted as firms expand new fund launches
Fund managers Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Matthews Asia have launched equity products to tap the rising domestic demand story in the region
Hong Kong-compliant savings product
Generali International has become the latest life company to launch a savings product fully compliant with the ban on indemnity commission introduced in Hong Kong at the beginning of the year.
Retail investors dump UK for Europe as election worries rise
UK equity funds saw their largest ever net retail outflow in March, the Investment Association said on Thursday, as investors’ preference for continental Europe continued to grow apace.
Offshore Bonds | 29 Apr 15
UK onshore bond sales up as offshore dips
New business sales of UK-distributed offshore bonds fell by 10.7% last year but were contracting at a slower pace than in recent years, while the onshore version saw sales pick up in 2014 for the first time since the financial crisis.