This is a sponsored advertorial from Neuberger. A shifting rate environment and narrowing margins for error are raising the bar for fixed income investors and rewarding those with the breadth and skill to navigate it. The question facing allocators is no longer whether to own bonds, but which ones to own and which to avoid.  The easy gains are behind […]

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This is a sponsored advertorial from Neuberger Berman. In a fast-evolving private equity market, evergreen funds are increasingly standing out as a compelling and flexible alternative to traditional close-ended funds. For decades, individual investors have built their wealth primarily through public markets. But the landscape is shifting, with fewer companies opting to list publicly and a growing share of value […]

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Private credit is seeing another surge of interest in Asia’s private channel in the form of asset-backed lending, as investors search for higher yields, uncorrelated returns and diversification. But can this product stand out in an already crowded alternatives market? For private wealth and institutional investors, the primary holding in their private credit portfolios is normally direct lending, according to […]

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How does private equity appetite vary by region? What barriers limit access? How are evergreen funds and listed PE products reshaping participation? Beyond performance, what matters most in selecting a PE manager? These were key topics at Asian Private Banker’s Alternatives in Focus 2025 event in Singapore. Private equity allocations remain lower in Asia than in the US, as private […]

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Investment manager Neuberger Berman has named a new lead for its intermediary sales business for Singapore and Southeast Asia, the firm said in a statement on Monday. Madeline Ho will now lead Neuberger Berman’s intermediary sales for Singapore and Southeast Asia, effective 1 August. In her new role, Ho will report to Jose Cosio, head of intermediary – EMEA, LATAM, […]

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US asset managers BlackRock and Neuberger Berman have undergone leadership changes in their onshore China teams, according to company filings. US$481 billion in AUM Neuberger Berman‘s mutual fund subsidiary in China recently lost two MDs: vice CEO Peter Ru Ping (汝平) and senior portfolio manager Zhou Ping (周平). Ru joined the firm in 2017. Based in Shanghai, he was responsible […]

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FIL Fund Management (China) Company Limited successfully completed fundraising for its first fixed income mutual fund product on 21 November 2023. The pure bond strategy attracted RMB 5 billion (US$705 million) from Chinese investors, outperforming the majority of fixed income funds launched in China year-to-date in 2023, the US$714 billion asset manager said in an announcement on Thursday. FIL Fund […]

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This is a sponsored article from Neuberger Berman. Tobias Bracey, Neuberger Berman The search for yield is over, but the risk-management challenge has just begun. A shift into higher rates globally over the latter part of 2023 has created a new investment regime in fixed-income markets, prompting investors to re-evaluate their asset allocation. Previously, the common view on positioning within […]

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Founded in 1939, New York-headquartered Neuberger Berman was given its Chinese name Lu Bo Mai (路博迈), which means “a wider route”, from the celebrated Chinese banker Jin Liqun. As the second wholly foreign-owned mutual fund manager licensed in China, how can the US$400 billion asset manager capture alpha in terms of services, products, profits and investors in China’s wealth market, […]

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Neuberger Berman has launched its first China fund after enjoying robust demand from investors, as it joins a growing list of asset managers seeking to crack the country’s wealth market. The launch comes after the US investment group obtained its Fund Management Company (FMC) licence in China late last year. The One Year Fixed Income Securities Investment Fund (路博邁護航一年持有期債券型證券投資基金), has […]

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Fidelity International (Fidelity) has become the third foreign asset manager to run a mutual funds business in China, following BlackRock and Neuberger Berman. Fidelity can now offer onshore investment products and solutions to retail clients and asset management services to institutional clients in China, the fund manager announced on Friday, giving investors access to opportunities in their home market. “With […]

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Neuberger Berman has become the second foreign asset manager to receive final approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to begin managing local currency mutual funds for domestic Chinese clients. The US$408 billion asset manager also named Michelle Wei, who joined in October, as CIO, equities, of the new onshore unit from 2023. Charles Nguyen, managing director, public equities […]

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As U/HNWIs are hunting for ways to mitigate inflation risks, Neuberger Berman Asia has been providing value stock and high-yield credit strategies to end clients of private banks. “Due to high correlation between fixed income and equities, traditional diversification is no longer effective,” Pauline Cheng told Asian Private Banker. The head of Business Development, Financial Institutions, Hong Kong, at the […]

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Asset managers Neuberger Berman and Lazard Asset Management have told Asian Private Banker that they have been offering U/HNWIs more thematic funds through their private banks channel to meet a growing interest. Investor interest in thematic funds has increased markedly in recent years. According to Morningstar, AUM in such funds had grown nearly threefold in two years to US$806 billion […]

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As it builds a wholly owned mutual fund business in China, Fidelity International has appointed a managing director for China to better capture the growing wealth in the country, according to a statement on Wednesday. Based in Shanghai, Helen Huang will provide overall leadership in investment management, distribution, operations, and other key functions. Huang was most recently CEO of Hwabao […]

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Neuberger Berman has launched the InnovAsia 5G Fund, according to an announcement from the firm. It will invest in innovative technologies and business models in the early adoption phase to capture the expanding thematic universe around 5G technology. The fund will also have the remit to invest in IPOs. Available for professional investors (PIs) in Hong Kong and Singapore, the […]

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