Asia-Pacific: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis – Page 35
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IP Asia
SRI in Japan – it’s a must
Japanese businesses and investors have embraced SRI, but only on a superficial level. What can be done to improve this situation? Richard Newell talks to a standard-bearer for SRI
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IP Asia
Sony reviews long term strategy
Over the next five years, Japanese public and corporate pension funds are expected to alter their strategic investment approach in search of better risk-adjusted returns
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IP Asia
What's wrong with Risk Management?
Investors who placed their faith in the various risk management tools available may well be asking whether the whole system is flawed. Michael Langton and Angus Hung suggest better governance is at the heart of the solution.
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IP Asia
Navigating the QDII maze
When Chinese retail investors place US$8 billion into a single fund launch on a single day, even the mightiest global institutions sit up and take notice. Richard Surrency looks at the administrative challenge posed by China’s QDII program
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IP Asia
NZ's Model for Sustainable Workplace Savings
New Zealand’s new workplace retirement savings scheme is being studied closely in other countries. Paul King reports from this year’s ASFONZ conference in Auckland.
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IP Asia
Too much too soon for Vietnam
Michael Grimes assesses the growing pains of one of Asia’s recent success stories.
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IP Asia
Thailand’s pension systems in transition
How Thailand’s review of pension systems is progressing and other initiatives being discussed.
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IP Asia
Crunch will change the landscape for investors
Richard’s leader article, written in the teeth of the worst period for world markets in 70 years.
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Features
Trusted adviser retains a key role
While the Singapore government has recognised the need to make changes to the Central Provident Fund system, which is as old as Singapore itself, the current situation is felt to be only a partial solution. Carl Redondo reports
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Special Report
UniSuper develops new risk budgeting
Richard Newell talks to David St John, chief investment officer of UniSuper, about hedge fund transparency and the fund's plan for a new SRI option
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Features
An evolving market of smooth transitions
Heather McKenzie talks to providers of transition management services and finds a variety of approaches being adopted
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Features
Hedge funds enter the mainstream - for good or ill
The New Year will see larger hedge funds and private equity businesses voluntarily submit themselves to increasing oversight, Paul Smith expects, with unfortunate consequences for smaller players
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Features
Positioning your super fund for the future
The head of one of Australia’s biggest investors has some advice for super fund managers who struggle to balance the books. Richard Newell listens to his words of wisdom
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Features
EM managers fare well
The Eurekahedge Fund of Funds index registered modest returns (0.5%) for the month of December, bringing its gains for 2007 up to 10.1%. Multi-managers turned in positive returns for the month despite a bit of volatility across asset classes.
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Features
Crowding out enterprise annuity pensions
Victor Wong argues that, with China's basic pension system under increasing pressure, the enterprise annuity programme may be a casualty
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Features
Asian hedge funds - from youth to maturity
After a period working in North America, Paul Smith assesses the challenges of building a substantial asset management business in Asia
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Features
Widening the net in Pakistan
Moiz Mushir Ahmad Khan describes how Pakistan’s Voluntary Pension System has finally come into force
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Features
Hedge funds: the way to play emerging markets
Peter Douglas believes hedge funds offer a route to better returns and effective risk management in developing markets
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Features
Emerging markets - too big to ignore
In a detailed paper, ‘Efficiently adding emerging market equities to a global portfolio’, Northern Trust’s Steven Schoenfeld and Alain Cubeles argue that investors should commit 7-8% of their global equity portfolios to the class. Here is a summary of their views
