The Monetary Authority’s proposed anti-money laundering framework for single-family offices has been interpreted as ambiguous in some respects, and too prescriptive in others.
Loosening monetary policy amongst Asia’s central banks should provide a good environment for the region’s debt markets. However, all this could change if the truce between the US and China expires.
Asset owners, fund managers and central banks alike are putting an increasing focus on infrastructure, with the asset class tipped for a big rise in prominence in the coming years.
The HKEF's managers say it is unrealistic to expect the fund to engage in short-term trading, and that it needs to avoid being easily unsettled by market fluctuations.