China is also falling out of favour, while Japan and Malaysia are rising in popularity, according to Bank of America-Merrill Lynch’s monthly fund manager survey.
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The commodity ETF provider is in the process of replacing Nigel Phelan and plans to make further hires this year.
The investment company has partnered a local firm to raise capital from Asia to invest in African and Latin American infrastructure and resources.
Private equity and infrastructure specialists are trying to satisfy sovereign funds' rising demand for energy-related investments.
The London-based exchange-traded commodity firm has won approval to operate in Hong Kong and relocated two executives to run the Asia business.
Specialist investor EIG Global Energy Partners expects to ramp up its Asia investment activity and is looking to work with more pensions and sovereign wealth funds in the region.
The French firm has expanded its Russian-speaking coverage to the region through a recent senior appointment in Singapore.
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?
In partnership with Leigh Powell
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.
