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Author Archives: Francis Nikolai Acosta
Francis is editor for Fund Selector Asia, covering the asset and wealth management industry in Asia. He joined Last Word Media in November 2016. Previously, he was a reporter at Ignites Asia, A Financial Times service, also covering the region's asset management industry. He has a Master's degree in journalism from The University of Hong Kong.
Amundi to acquire Mirae’s Taiwan fund business
French asset manager hopes acquisition will enable it to develop onshore funds in Taiwan
The limits of bond fund tracking error
The risk tools look at where you are in the sector and securities in the sector don’t move the same way
Pictet outlines dividend fund reboot plan
Swiss asset manger hopes to transform floundering high dividend income fund into a smart-city growth vehicle
Asia’s fund selectors like slumping Chinese equities
In the next 12 months, allocations to China equity funds will be up while US and European equity exposure will decrease, according to data
Asia-based fund groups struggle in Europe
Asian asset managers have found European expansion challenging in the face of intense competition, according to report
Has EM high yield become vulnerable?
A dependence on bond issuance for funding will increase a company’s risk profile, according to BNP Paribas
Pictet turns dividend fund into ‘smart city’ play
The firm has renamed its High Dividend Selection Fund to focus on investing in companies that are driving the sustainable urbanisation trend
Bank of Singapore to open in Luxembourg
The private bank has received regulatory approval to operate a wealth management subsidiary in Luxembourg.
Value Partners shares lessons learned in Europe
Bringing a Ucits fund with an Asia strategy to Europe for distribution is not the best way to enter the market, according to Hendrik Von Ripperda-Cosyn, Value Partners’ London-based country head and senior director for Emea sales.
