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title: "MAS gives nod to BlackRock ASEAN equity strategy under EQDP"
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description: "The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has approved BlackRock’s ASEAN Systematic Active Equity (SAE) strategy under the Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP). The BF1 Advantage ASEAN Equity Fund will invest across ASEAN equities, with approximately half allocated to Singapore. The fund aims to enhance Singapore’s asset management ecosystem and broaden investor participation in local equity markets. It will utilize a data-driven approach and is expected to hold 100 to 300 securities, tracking the MSCI ASEAN Investable Market Index. BlackRock's strategy is part of its larger $426.48 billion systematic equities platform."
datetime: "2026-04-29T04:26:59.000Z"
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# MAS gives nod to BlackRock ASEAN equity strategy under EQDP

**It will invest across ASEAN, with around half allocated to Singapore equities and SME exposure focus.**

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has approved BlackRock’s ASEAN Systematic Active Equity (SAE) strategy under Singapore’s Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP).

The approval allows the BF1 Advantage ASEAN Equity Fund to be launched under the EQDP framework, designed to strengthen Singapore’s asset management ecosystem and encourage participation in local equity markets.

The fund will invest across ASEAN equities, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and will be available to institutional and Singapore retail investors.

MAS said the EQDP is aimed at supporting the development of Singapore’s equity market by broadening investor participation and enhancing market activity.

The strategy is built on BlackRock’s systematic equities platform using a data-driven approach supported by machine learning and large-scale datasets. The portfolio is expected to hold between 100 and 300 securities.

Around half of the portfolio will be allocated to Singapore equities, including small- and mid-cap companies, alongside regional exposures.

The strategy tracks the MSCI ASEAN Investable Market Index (IMI), which covers about 350 stocks across ASEAN markets.

BlackRock said ASEAN equities offer opportunities supported by domestic demand trends, corporate fundamentals and valuation dispersion across markets.

The ASEAN SAE strategy is part of BlackRock’s broader $426.48b (USD334b) systematic equities platform.

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