Asia-Pacific: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis – Page 25
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Error margins and their consequences
Portfolio construction is often seen as a science, but there is a critical aspect of the experimental scientific methodology that is usually neglected. And yet it has profound implications for portfolio construction itself.
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More Japanese corporations close their DC pension schemes
Companies are abandoning the system due to a deteriorating business environment, and terminations have remained on the increase.
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Special opportunities in China
The property market in China is going through something of a consolidation phase, after an extended bull run that he was led many to question whether it could undermine economic stability. Richard Newell finds out where the opportunities might lie.
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Water - China’s greatest challenge
Of the many factors that could block China’s development path, water scarcity, is also one of the most challenging. China’s impending water catastrophe is beginning to unnerve investors.
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Pension managers on the brink of a new era
Corporate pension funds in Japan have posted their first positive performance in three years.
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Issues in bond index construction
Constructing indices for bond markets is not at all as straightforward as it is for equities. Joseph Mariathasan explains the problems of trying to satisfy all the different parties.
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Sustainability versus stimulus – which way for China’s banks ?
In the wake of the Asian financial crisis in 1998, a discussion of sustainability in the context of Chinese banks would most likely have referred to a given institution’s likelihood of survival.
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Asia’s markets continue to drive the world
Asia’s economies are leading the way, forcing international investors to reconsider their overall cautious stance towards emerging equities.
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Second chance - an Asian hedge fund perspective
The upheaval caused by the financial crisis has meant that anyone involved in the hedge funds industry in Asia has had to reassess their business. Richard Johnston looks at how the landscape has changed.
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Asian policy-makers must remain vigilant
by Kevin Hebner - We are likely to see a wave of defaults. T this is what typically occurs within a couple years of a major financial crisis.
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Private equity in Asia – Smart or dumb money?
The growth of activity in private equity raises concerns about the quality of deals being done. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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China – could the great growth story all come crashing down?
Bee Ong talks to Satyajit Das on the structural risks that threaten to undermine China’s remarkable run of growth.
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Call for greater alignment of interests
The concept of ‘outcome oriented investing’ is now being talked about in the context of Asia’s fund management market. Several speakers at the recent Fund Forum event in Hong Kong suggested that a sea-change is occurring, and a greater alignment of interests will result. Richard Newell reports
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Absolute return FI funds – a new generation
Interest in absolute return bond funds is returning after a calamitous experience during the market crash. But the new generation of funds being launched is likely to be very different in structure from those that performed badly as a result of the credit crunch. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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Partners are the key to success
One key issue for any fund manager that has aspirations to be a global player, is the potential to enter the domestic fund management market in China. Joseph Mariathasan reports.
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Institutional investors and Sharia
by Bee Ong - Sharia investment professionals think that non-Muslims will find sharia investments attractive from the risk perspective.
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The importance of program trading
The evolution of portfolio construction has moved forward with processes and technologies designed to enhance implementation across global markets. Richard Surrency explains importance of program trading.
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How useful are performance measurement tools?
Richard Newell talks to John Fu, Senior Product Manager at J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services, about the specific approaches institutional clients are adopting with regards to performance measurement.
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Rebuilding The GPF’s Image Is A Key Priority
Sopawadee Lertmanaschai is the new secretary general of Thailand’s Government Pension Fund (GPF), which manages nearly US$13 billion in assets for 1.16 million civil servants. Lertmanaschai took over the post on January 18. It was previously held by Visit Tantisunthorn from 2001 until he was dismissed in June 2009, due to alleged irregularities. Just weeks into the job, the former chief marketing officer of the Stock Exchange of Thailand shares her plans for the GPF with IPA’s Rita De Ramos.
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Be Ready for RMB Funds
by Joseph Mariathasan - it will not be long before foreign private equity firms can set up RMB funds with parallel onshore and offshore vehicles. Such a development would enable firms to attract both domestic and foreign capital.
