Asian investors tilt towards active investing

Institutional investors view actively managed funds as the most profitable instruments for long-term investment, according to a survey conducted this month by Dutch fund manager Robeco and AsianInvestor. ‘Actively managed investment funds’ was by far the most popular answer given, from 50% of respondents, followed by ‘absolute-return investments’ (33%) and thematic investment funds (29%). ‘Index-tracking/exchange-traded products’ was down in fourth place with 28%, with hedge funds…