Investment

Asia | 25 Jul 16

Asset managers believe that the country’s bond defaults are a concern, but stopped short of saying they would spread outside the energy-related sectors.

Asia | 25 Jul 16

Over the trailing three years, more passive China equity funds than actively-managed ones had returns of 20% or more, according to FE data.

Property | 22 Jul 16

The UK’s largest open-ended property funds gated flows or implemented exit charges to prevent a post-Brexit run on the asset class earlier this month, trapping £15bn ($19.8bn, €18bn) of investors’ cash and casting a cloud over the City. But many flexible investors were able to see the warning signs and evade the net, says David Coombs, Rathbones’ head of multi-asset investments.

Investment | 22 Jul 16

Passive investing has made a rapid rise over the past couple of years. When it comes to sustainable investing, however, index-based funds are still relative newcomers.

Asia | 22 Jul 16

Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC) is shortening the time it takes to get non-complex retail unit trusts to market.