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Oct. 4--BoA Asset Management yesterday announced it will begin selling mutual fund units invested solely in Thai equities to foreign investors by the end of the year.
The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Asia ABN Amro, will upgrade its existing equity fund, Kamrai Permpoon, to sell the units to institutional investors overseas.
Adisorn Sernchaiwong, chief executive of BoA Asset Management, said the Kamrai Permpoon fund currently had assets of about 200 million baht.
"We're working on details of money transfers to and from abroad with the Bank of Thailand. After everything is settled, we will attract foreign investment in the Stock Exchange of Thailand through our equity fund," he said.
BoA Asset Management is confident it will tap US$20-30 million to invest in this equity fund in the next 12 months. It will sell the units through the network of ABN Amro Asset Management in Europe and Asia.
Earlier, the asset management company received what is called a very good response to a survey that gauged the interest of overseas investors in the stock market.
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