Asia-Pacific: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis – Page 36
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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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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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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
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Indexing for an inefficient market
Passive indexing has rapidly gained popularity and importance among institutional investors in the rest of the world but to a lesser extent in Asia, with good reason. Jason Hsu and Jason Chia-Shang Tuan explain a new strategy that may alter this
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Benchmarking for tomorrow's models
Paul Hoff looks at how index providers are responding to the needs of investors for ready access to new markets
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Best practice in Malaysia
Tan Lye Huat highlights the progress being made in applying new corporate governance guidelines in Malaysia
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Treading with caution in the global market
Richard Newell talks to the management of New Zealand’s investment fund about the challenges of being a global investor
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The appeal of Asian debt
Asian debt has a growing investor base as the emerging economies transform their credit fundamentals. Chia-Liang Lian explains why Asian bonds make a good case for global diversification
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Private equity giants home in on Asia Pacific
Alex Frew McMillan assesses the growing popularity of private equity in the Asia Pacific region
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Stronger than before
China’s resurgence will not be halted by periodic market corrections. Richard Newell asks China fund managers for their appraisal of the growth to come
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Bond opportunities increase as financial markets mature
Robert Mann outlines the attractions of Asian bonds for international investors
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Where governance can create or destroy value
Anthony Chan argues that institutional investment strategies are often mismatched with governance arrangements
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Only the strong survive
Richard Johnson reviews the performance of Asian hedge funds and discovers that a manager for all seasons can be hard to find
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Roll with the punches
Asia may have led the markets down in recent weeks but, Kevin Hebner argues, the case for the region’s equities remains undiminished
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Take the 'A' train
While foreign investors seek out new ways to capture their share of China’s growth phenomenon, the A shares market still offers one of the key entry points to mainland exposure
