As asset managers look to Asia for alpha, analytics & visualization tools take center stage
PineBridge Investments uses economic and time-series data analytics provider Macrobond Financial to better its economics research, which supports its portfolio managers and the firm’s overall investment thesis.
At a time when asset managers are struggling to find alpha due to fee compression and competition coming from passive strategies, as well as increased regulatory pressures in the US and Europe, some buy-side firms are looking to grow their presence in Asia by finding still-untapped or under-explored markets.
While “investing in Asia” is easily said, there are significant barriers that still exist. First, the market is incredibly fragmented, especially when compared with the US, the UK, and the
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