PEOPLE MOVES: Axa, HSBC, JP Morgan
Axa Life Insurance has lost its head of international brokers in Singapore, while the private banking arms of HSBC and JP Morgan have named regional heads of various European countries.
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Japanese funds to watch based on their AUM
Seeking returns from some of Japan’s undervalued big companies, replicating indices, and using a benchmark-agnostic approach are some of the favoured strategies of Japanese funds with substantial assets under management.
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Europe’s ETF market hits record but sales growth slows
The European ETF market hit a new record in terms of total funds under management last year though the flow of money in the asset class slowed from the record levels of 2015, according to new data from Thomson Reuters Lipper.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Brooks Macdonald, Principal, Vanguard
Brooks Macdonald’s co-founder is to step down as chief executive after 25 years, with his replacement coming from HSBC. Principal Global Investors has named a new head of funds distribution for Asia, while Vanguard has also shuffled its Asian operations, with a focus on China.
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Second Hong Kong ETF provider cuts fees
Vanguard has followed BMO Global Asset Management in cutting costs associated with its Hong Kong-listed ETFs with the aim of attracting more capital.
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Vanguard launches active fund range
Vanguard has launched four UK-domiciled actively managed funds.
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Vanguard eyes fund, ETF launches in HK
ETFs could get a boost when they are allowed to be traded through the stock connect programmes, according to James Martielli, Vanguard’s head of portfolio review for Asia.
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ETF assets breach the $3trn mark
Assets invested in exchange traded funds and products globally have broken through the $3trn mark for the second time, according to data from ETFGI.
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Alternative funds could outsize fixed income by end of 2016
More assets will be invested in alternative investment funds than in fixed income globally by year-end if the current fund flows trend persists. Net flows into alternative funds saw double-digit growth for the second year in a row, according to a Morningstar report.
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Asia the top region among dwindling global fund inflows – Morningstar
Asia showed the strongest organic growth of fund inflows at 18.6% among the regions analysed by Morningstar in its annual research paper on flows.
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Vanguard adds four low-cost fixed income ETFs
Vanguard has expanded its exchange traded fund range with the launch of four low-cost fixed income ETFs on the London Stock Exchange.
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Vanguard launches first active ETF range
Vanguard has launched its first range of active ETFs as it seeks to extend its presence in Europe into active funds.