The alternatives arm of asset manager Vontobel aims to hit capacity for the product within five years with the help of sales through private banks in Asia.
The firm is also looking at allocating more to higher-yielding equity and fixed-income assets, noting how hard it is to achieve target returns these days.
Chinese demand for base metals is insatiable but the Chinese don’t like high prices; is zinc the new copper?
Not enough investment is going towards future commodities supply, but global uncertainty is hitting the average price of natural resource stocks, argues Robeco in a white paper.
A secular shift in demand and supply constraints sees commodities fund manager James Govan of Barings take a positive view on the sector, despite the global equity meltdown.
The emergence of a global middle class is a developing trend that could result in another rally in commodity prices in the next few years, argues Robeco in a white paper.
The Japanese hedge fund is bullish on copper, grains, palladium, rubber and soy beans, and is launching new strategies to take advantage of investor demand for the asset class.
The UK firm hopes to list exchange-traded commodity products in Hong Kong, Singapore and ultimately Shanghai, says its new director for Asia, Nigel Phelan.
Barclays Wealth investment strategist Aaron Gurwitz says investors should look past worries in both East and West to focus on developed-market stocks.
The co-founder of Tiburon Partners talks to us about why he likes volatility, commodities, and rare earths, and the benefits of investing in Asia out of London.
Experts argue markets are not taking into account likely sharper demand for oil and natural gas and a potential supply crisis in coal, copper and iron ore.
The Swiss bank wants to facilitate trade between iron ore buyers and sellers and steel producers, as well as, in the future, financial institutions.
When there's a collapse, governments print money, leading to inflation and, in turn, investment in real assets. What's more, there's been underinvestment in agriculture and ...
Emerging-market hedge funds recorded net outflows in the second quarter, just as they did in the first, says Hedge Fund Research.
Demand is rising among Asian corporate and institutional clients for commodity hedging and investments, and dealing desks in Singapore are bulking up.
Portfolio manager Andrew Karsh also argues that commodity investors should buy baskets for diversification and to mitigate the volatility of individual markets such as oil or ...
Actively managing the underlying assets can sometimes be a better approach, says portfolio manager David Donora, who foresees a $1 trillion commodities market within 10 years.
Swiss alternative fund manager Salus Alpha is touring the region with its managed futures and commodity arbitrage funds.
Amid bankers' concerns over proposed limits on trading, commodity ETFs and ETNs are attracting inflows, says Olivier Godin of Société Générale. But returns from instruments ...
Two areas that could negatively affect emerging markets are restrictions on world trade and issues thrown up by derivatives, says Mark Mobius of Franklin Templeton.