China managers operating via the RQFII scheme will drive cross-border portability, stirring regulators to sign bilateral agreements, says BNPP.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has taken up the gauntlet and is seeking opinions about mutual recognition of funds among Asean countries.
Market operator Multifonds sees no prospect of Ucits falling out of favour in Asia, unless Europe imposes a financial transaction tax.
To meet global demand for RMB and China-themed exposure, managers are turning to Ucits in numbers, but they first have to master the marketing and distribution challenge.
Tilman Lueder, head of asset management at the commission’s directorate for financial services, sees a need to consult Asian regulators over Ucits rules as these tighten ...
Asian Ucits fund roll-outs remain on track, despite Europe's debt crisis, says Luxembourg law firm Arendt & Medernach.
Greater interest in Ucits from fund managers in Asia, including China, leads to expansion at Arendt & Medernach in Hong Kong.
Asia's Ucits appetite is spurring new launches by domestic and European managers, says BNY Mellon.
Bourses such as those in Australia and Singapore need big, recognisable brands to compete these days, says Philip York of Empyreal Investments.
BNP Paribas Securities Services says it sees more Asian firms planning Ucits funds, as it makes a new appointment to its securities services team.
The UK bank’s asset management arm is raising money for what will be only the second retail renminbi bond fund available in Singapore.
Law firm Maples and Calder says it is seeing more Korea and Taiwan-specific Ucits funds, although an Asian funds passport could be a viable competitor.
Jean Baptiste de Franssu runs through what fund managers and investors can expect in the ongoing development of the Ucits framework.
The Singapore firm’s global equities product is believed to be the first Ucits quant strategy launched by an Asian hedge fund.
The fund-services provider says smaller firms may find fund platforms such as its own are a good way to get started.
Putting hedge-fund strategies in a regulated product is not always appropriate, argues Chris Wyllie of Iveagh Private Investment House.
Margaret Harwood-Jones of BNP Paribas outlines some key changes that will be introduced by Europe's forthcoming fund-passporting standard.
US-based Axiom International Investors is the first firm to use the Northern Trust Common Contractual Fund.
Co-portfolio manager Tony Gleason outlines Asia opportunities for the new fund, which flags interest among US asset managers in setting up Ucits vehicles.
An Asian version of Ucits could help funds act in a more pan-regional manner, says Margaret Harwood-Jones of BNP Paribas Securities Services in the first of two articles on ...