FSA Guide to the Art of Income Investing - HK Version 2016 | Page 3

PAGE XX EDITOR’S LETTER T 03 FUND SOLUTIONS PAGE 12 12  Stability in the eye of the storm: The Columbia Threadneedle team highlight different approaches to achieving income with three different funds. 13  hreadneedle (Lux) Developed Asia Growth T and Income Fund: Fund profile and NAV 14 Threadneedle Global Equity Income Fund: Fund profile and NAV MEET THE TEAM Editor Drew Wilson [phone] [email protected] Business development manager Flora Leung [phone] [email protected] Editorial director Gary Corcoran [phone] [email protected] Senior event manager Angela Yong [phone] [email protected] Managing director Tom Porter [phone] [email protected] Event manager Annie Ey [phone] [email protected] Head of business development Gareth Wilde [phone] [email protected] Research manager Zoey Pham [phone] [email protected] www.fundselectorasia.com his is the first guide that Fund Selector Asia has produced around a specific theme: Income. It could not be more timely. Speaking to fund selectors, wealth management heads and private bankers themselves, I am overwhelmed with the impression that an almost insatiable appetite for income is evident in Asian investors. Income investors in the region are well known for their love of real assets, physical property in particular. Yet, in Singapore and Hong Kong, the short term outlook for property is weak, if not outright negative. This should encourage investors to seek other ways to provide the income they desire. Income fund solutions are an efficient and capable way of gaining exposure to different income producing assets and provide much needed diversification. In our guide, sponsored by Columbia Threadneedle Investments, we look at the current and future income environment, unpacking the challenges and factors investors should be aware of. Analysis of different income asset classes is complemented by the outlook for rates in key markets. We round up the guide with several profiles of Columbia Threadneedle funds successfully navigating this environment which may be suitable for your clients and their income needs. I hope you find this useful. Drew Wilson, Editor [email protected] March 2016 Fund Selector Asia Guide to the Art of Income Investing 3