Regions
Vanguard joins EM chorus, sees strength in bonds
The firm sees improvement in the risk-reward balance for sovereign and investment grade corporate bonds in emerging markets.
Singapore regulator stops operations of fund house
The Monetary Authority of Singapore said V Wealth Capital Pte can no longer conduct its fund management business in Singapore after failing to comply with a number of rules.
Time to buy Asian high yield, says Matthews Asia
The current credit cycle may be reaching a turning point and, notwithstanding fears that US Federal Reserve rate hikes look almost certain, now is the time to buy high yield credit and particularly from Asian issuers, says Teresa Kong, portfolio manager at Matthews Asia.
Fund managers keep fretting about Brexit despite low odds
Bookmaker William Hill cut its odds for Britain to vote to remain in the EU to 1/5 yesterday, implying a probability of just 15% that Brexit will occur. Nevertheless, fund managers remain seriously worried it might well happen.
Expect specialisation to continue to power property market – BlackRock
The South African property market is likely to soon see a transition from the current ‘gobble-up’ diversified approach to a more specialised one, said Steve Ralff, director and global product strategist at the BlackRock Real Estate Securities Group.