Best Funds Stories

Check out the award-winning funds featured in the Best Funds Awards Supplement.

Towards a flourishing fund management industry

With aggressive rate hikes, banking crises, and intensifying geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, 2023 had proven to be a challenging investing landscape that fund managers had to navigate.

PIMCO emerges as top winner with four winning funds across fixed income securities

Scale and access, and the ability to navigate complex markets with flexibility, are reasons for PIMCO's funds' performance.

NS Partners seeks long-term capital appreciation through Indian investments

Over the past two decades, India’s stock market has outperformed developed and emerging markets. Asset manager NS Partners has been able to capitalise on these trends.

Schroders bags four awards, unfazed by high interest rate environment

Schroders is one of three fund houses that achieved the highest number of winning funds among fund houses this year.

Franklin Templeton’s Asian Smaller Companies Fund I (acc) USD emerged as one of the winners of the Best Fund Awards 2024 by The Edge Singapore in the global Asia ex-Japan equity category based on data from Morningstar.

Franklin Templeton wins with equity securities issued by smaller companies

Capital Group sees long-term potential in emerging markets

Global investment manager Capital Group posits that an allocation to emerging market debt (EMD) can offer investors a range of potential benefits in the context of its broader portfolios.

Nikko AM’s Shenton Global Property Securities fund wins with US holdings

Nikko Asset Management’s (Nikko AM) Shenton Global Property Securities SGD fund emerged as one of the winners of the Best Funds Awards 2024.

Three of Lion Global Investors‘ (LGI) funds have achieved four wins at the Best Funds Awards 2024 by The Edge Singapore.

Lion Global funds win in three categories: Asia fixed income, Singapore bond and CPF

Clinching two wins under the Central Provident Fund (CPF) category at the Best Funds Award 2024 by The Edge Singapore, PineBridge Investments has shown outstanding performance for its PineBridge India Equity A5CP and PineBridge US Large Cap Research Enhanced A5CP.

PineBridge Investments pursues an active approach to finding growth opportunities in India

Enabling investor success with insights and solutions

The fund management industry in SEA is distinguished by its diversity, reflecting the varied demographic and economic landscapes across different markets, says Morningstar.

Fullerton Fund Management’s Fullerton Lux Funds-Asian Investment Grade Bonds has emerged as one of the top winners for the Best Funds Awards 2024.

Fullerton Fund Management, empowered by a fundamentals-based investment approach

The Manulife Global Fund – Sustainable Asia Bond Fund by Manulife Investment Management was one of the top-performing funds in 2023.

Peaking interest rates to be ‘favourable’ for fixed-income strategies and income-generating assets: Manulife

GMO Quality Investment Fund wins with US tech and healthcare

The GMO Quality Investment Fund USD Account won in the equity category with a fund size equal or greater than US$1 billion ($1.36 billion) at the Best Fund Awards 2024 by The Edge Singapore. The fund has three aspects: growth, core and value.

UOB Asset Management’s (UOBAM) United E-Commerce Fund was one of the top three performances in 2023 for the Best Funds Awards 2024  by The Edge Singapore based on Morningstar’s data compilation in the less than US$1 billion ($1.36 billion) category.

UOBAM’s United E-Commerce Fund stays with tech in the US for winning formula

Based on Morningstar’s data, four Fidelity International funds are among the winners of the Best Funds Awards 2024 by The Edge Singapore. This is the highest number of winning funds among the fund houses this year.

Fidelity scores four winning funds across global equity, sustainability and government bonds

BlackRock wins with seasoned fund managers, strong risk management

BlackRock’s strategy is distinguished by its extensive global footprint, says James Wilkinson, managing director and head of the global real asset securities group at BlackRock.