Amundi puts focus on SE Asia retail market

French asset manager Amundi has turned its sights to the retail investor community in Southeast Asia and is seeking to get its range of equity and fixed-income funds on distribution platforms in Singapore. These efforts are in line with the firm’s overall expansion plans in Asia, which include adding sales and distribution staff in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Institutions make up the bulk of its investor-base (nearly 80% of its global investors are sovereign wealth funds, insurance co…