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What's New In Investments, Funds? - Manulife Investment Management, Crédit Agricole, Other
Editorial Staff
17 February 2021
Manulife Investment Management The fixed-income specialist said it aims to take an active approach and make use of the firm’s on-the-ground proprietary Asian credit research and ESG capabilities in selections. Attractive risk-adjusted returns should come from investing in Asian corporate and government bond issuers that demonstrate superior sustainability attributes, the group said. It manages around $920 billion ($690 billion) globally for clients. Crédit Agricole The fund attempts to “remove the pressure of how, when and where to allocate within emerging markets,” Pictet said in a statement.
Global wealth and asset manager has launched the Sustainable Asia Bond Fund in Europe, seeking to invest in Asian fixed income securities with notable sustainability attributes. The firm's Asia fixed income platform manages around $65 billion across 11 Asian markets.
The MGF Sustainable Asia Bond UCITS, domiciled in Luxembourg, is led by deputy chief investment officer for fixed income, Asia ex-Japan, Murray Collis, and supported by Endre Pedersen, Alvin Ong, Jimond Wong and Neal Capecci. The fund is available in the UK, Germany, and Italy, and near-term registration is expected in Switzerland.
has expanded its multi-asset range, launching the Pictet - Emerging Markets Multi Asset.
The fund offers a single asset allocation solution to investing in emerging markets. It invests in equities, sovereign bonds, credit, commodities, real estate, money markets and currencies. In a lower return environment, Pictet believe that emerging markets offer the best long-term returns globally.
The strategy is co-managed by Shaniel Ramjee and Marco Piersimoni.
The fund has raised more than $50 million in a short pre-launch marketing campaign.
“We believe the long-term, emerging markets offer the best value for investors. However, emerging markets can be subject to higher levels of volatility, making asset allocation decisions difficult for investors. Our new strategy aims to take the stress out of that process for the investor, by taking those decisions on their behalf and smoothing returns across the economic cycle,” Olivier Ginguené, chief investment officer, multi-asset and quantitative investment, said.
The fund is domiciled in Luxembourg and structured as a UCITS vehicle. It is registered for sale in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.