Standard Chartered has launched its latest sub-fund under its Variable Capital Company ( VCC ) platform - the Signature Select APAC Allocation Plus fund – with BlackRock acting as the sub-manager.

The fund is an Asia-focused multi-asset strategy, the bank notes, designed to serve as a one-stop solution for investors seeking broad Asia-Pacific exposure. It provides diversified exposure, investing across equities, fixed income and liquid alternatives, with the aim of delivering long-term capital appreciation, alongside income generation. 

The portfolio, which leveraging BlackRock’s multi-asset strategies and solutions expertise, is dynamically allocated across asset classes in Asia-Pacific, the bank points out, combining systematic equity insights and fundamental fixed income selection to deliver diversified sources of return across market cycles. 

The fund will be made available to accredited and professional investors across the bank’s priority, priority private and private banking segments in Hong Kong, Singapore, the UAE, Jersey, Malaysia, Kenya and Nigeria, with other markets to follow.

“The launch of our Signature Select APAC Allocation Plus fund,” says Sumeet Bhambri, the bank’s global head, advisory and managed investments, wealth solutions, “further strengthens our VCC platform, which is focused on delivering differentiated, hard-to-access strategies that help clients navigate increasingly complex market environments while building resilient portfolios.”

Andrew Landman, BlackRock’s deputy head of Asia-Pacific and head of Asia-Pacific wealth, adds: “With strong economic growth prospects across Asia-Pacific and many Asian assets still underappreciated, we see compelling opportunities for active investing. Together with Standard Chartered, we aim to bring our multi-asset investment expertise and disciplined portfolio construction approach to help investors access diversified sources of return and build resilient portfolios through market cycles.”