Products October 12, 2011

MFS Launches Practice Management Module for Advisers

MFS Investment Management has launched the next module in its Advanced (k) practice management program for defined contribution advisers.

 

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The program, “Building a Standout Approach,” is a step-by-step guide for preparing and delivering retirement plan management resources and capabilities to clients. The new module focuses on key areas for representing advisers’ practices in finals presentations and other client interactions.

Highlights of the MFS Advanced (k) “Building a Standout Approach” module include:

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  • Preparation: offers a tool designed to help advisers determine the content to present
  • Organization: presents a tool designed to organize and structure the content in a meaningful way, focusing on clients’ needs
  • Analysis and Delivery: provides tips and strategies on understanding a specific audience, with suggestions on how to refine a base presentation for multiple uses
The Markets October 12, 2011

Asia Funds See $12B in Inflows in August

Long-term funds in Asia (ex-India and China, which report assets on a quarterly basis) collected $12 billion in net flows, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company. 
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Strategic Insight says the positive Asia flows are due in part to the U.S. credit downgrade and an intensifying European sovereign debt crisis.

Japan contributed $9.2 billion or three-fourths of the net new money. Equity Asia Pacific ($4.8 billion), Bond Asia Pacific ($2.2 billion), and Real Estate funds ($2.2 billion) topped the fund flow chart for Japan in August.  

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Korea ($5.2 billion), Hong Kong ($983 million), and Thailand ($194 million) also saw significant inflows for the regions.   

In Korea, Money Market funds ($3.9 billion) and Equity Asia Pacific funds ($2.2 billion) were the clear leaders in August. In Hong Kong, Bond Asia Pacific ($343 million), Equity Asia Pacific ($277 million), and Mixed Flexible funds ($226 million) were favored, while in Thailand, investors preferred Guaranteed/Protected funds ($509 million), followed by Commodities ($382 million).  

Nomura’s Nikkei 255 Index Linked Listed Investment topped the best-selling list in the region with $1.1 billion in flows in August. Moreover, ICBCCS Tianyi Bond in China, launched by a JV fund firm between ICBC and Credit Suisse, was the top new fund attracting $0.8 billion in net flows for the month.

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