As winner of Global Equity (3 years) and Asian Bonds (3 years), alongside the Singapore honours for Best Bond Manager, Best Multi-Asset Manager and Best Retail Asset Manager in Asia Asset Management’s Best of the Best Awards 2026, Fullerton Fund Management has been recognised for a platform that combines specialist investment capability with broad client relevance. The mix of regional and domestic recognition points to a business that is strong not only in multi-asset, global equities, and Asian fixed income, but also in translating those capabilities into practical solutions for institutional, intermediary and retail investors.
“Our platform is built around Asia, anchored in Singapore but with a global opportunity set, and supported by deep fundamental research, disciplined risk management and team-based decision-making,” says Mark Yuen, chief business development officer. That breadth is central to Fullerton’s identity. With a toolkit that spans equities, fixed income, multi-assets, cash and liquidity, and alternatives, that breadth allows the firm to address a wide range of client objectives – from income and capital preservation to growth and total return. Sustainability and augmented intelligence also form part of what the firm describes as a “pragmatic, forward-looking investment culture”, reflecting an effort to integrate data, technology and ESG into research without losing sight of investment fundamentals.
Research depth across asset classes
The global equity capability is exemplified by Fullerton Lux Funds – Global Absolute Alpha, a concentrated portfolio of global, growth-oriented stocks designed to deliver positive long-term returns across market conditions. According to Roslin Zhu, deputy head of equities, performance has been driven by a high-conviction approach that is benchmark-aware but not benchmark-hugging, with a focus on durable business models, attractive long-term growth prospects, strong balance sheets and sustainable cash-flow growth. “The global opportunity set allows us to lean into structural themes while actively managing factor and regional risks and navigating different market regimes.”
The emphasis, however, is less on any single phase of outperformance than on the consistency of the underlying process. Zhu argues that the firm’s global equity success does not come from making large macro calls, but from maintaining a disciplined stock-selection framework through different environments and allowing long-term fundamentals to drive portfolio construction. “This underpins repeatable outcomes over time, particularly when market leadership changes quickly or sentiment becomes detached from underlying company fundamentals.”
Fullerton’s Asian bond capability reflects a similarly established strength in fixed income. Angus Hui, deputy chief investment officer and head of fixed income, attributes this to deep specialist knowledge, rigorous bottom-up credit analysis and active duration, curve and currency management. He also stresses a disciplined approach to risk budgeting and a forward-looking understanding of macro and credit drivers. In his view, that combination has supported consistent performance through different cycles and explains why the strategy has earned recognition over multiple periods rather than in one isolated stretch.
Singapore franchise, client relevance
The Singapore honours add another dimension. Rather than pointing only to investment performance, they suggest the strength of a domestic franchise with relevance across client segments. Fullerton says the bond recognition reflects not only flagship Singapore dollar income and cash solutions, but also a broader suite of Singapore dollar and Asian bond products. The multi-asset recognition points to the firm’s ability to combine those building blocks into outcome-oriented portfolios, while the retail award underlines its reach in the local market through a broad range of equity, fixed income, multi-asset and liquidity offerings tailored to Singapore investors.
This cross-asset integration appears to be one of the firm’s defining strengths. For institutional clients, Pang Kin Weng, head of multi-asset, says Fullerton can provide specialist building blocks – from global or Asian equities to Asian investment-grade bonds, Asia-focused multi-asset solutions and Singapore dollar liquidity strategies – that fit into wider asset-allocation frameworks. For retail and intermediary clients, those same capabilities can be combined into income and multi-asset strategies designed to deliver clearer outcomes, whether stable income, smoother returns or capital growth. A common risk management and sustainability framework is intended to ensure that clients benefit from cross-asset insight without losing depth in any single asset class.
Looking ahead, Fullerton identifies three broad opportunity areas: deepening its leadership in Asian fixed income and Singapore-anchored solutions, scaling its high-conviction global and regional equity franchises, and expanding multi-asset and alternative solutions as investors seek diversification and differentiated return drivers. Underpinning all three is the same priority: staying close to clients in Singapore and the wider region while continuing to invest in talent, sustainability and technology. In that sense, the latest recognition reflects not just current results, but a platform seeking to combine specialist expertise with broad client relevance from a position of strength in its home market.
