Asset Management
Best Practice | 2 Jun 16
Advisers losing faith in star managers, report says
The continued prevalence of star fund manager culture within the asset management industry has been called into question in a new report by fund data provider FE.
Eastspring teams up with Vontobel to offer funds in Taiwan
Eastspring Investments has announced a distribution agreement with Vontobel to offer funds in Taiwan, giving the asset manager access to retail investors in the key financial hotspot.
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.
Chinese mainland investors warm to offshore products
Downward pressure on the renminbi and A-share volatility are prompting China’s investors to diversify their assets, said David Leung, head of wealth management at Standard Chartered Bank in China.
Fund distributor: The state of independence
Neuberger Berman’s Dik van Lomwel shares his views on the company’s local-to-local distribution strategy, life after Lehman Brothers and how the New York-headquartered firm’s clients will define its future.