Asia-Pacific: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis – Page 5
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FeaturesStrategically speaking: IFM Investors
When IFM Investors and its fellow consortium members cracked open the bubbly last month on their successful bid for Sydney Airport following a third revised offer, it marked a bet on a vigorous and sustained recovery in passenger aviation. After all, airports globally, including Sydney, had come to resemble “parking lots for planes”, in the words of IFM Investors CEO David Neal.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: Super funds: shame in a name
Named and shamed! Thirteen Australian superannuation funds have been forced to inform their million-plus members that they have failed an inaugural superannuation performance test mandated by the financial regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).
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European pension players turn to Asia to drive climate ‘breakthroughs’
Aviva, BMO, Fidelity, LAPFF, LGIM, and PGGM are founding members of new engagement platform
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: Public places, private matters
AustralianSuper marked a milestone with its successful takeover in 2019 of education provider, Navitas, for A$2.1bn (€1.3bn).
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Special ReportPrivate equity: Focus shift brings turmoil to market
China’s focus on ‘common prosperity’ is boosting the importance of ESG factors and generating new opportunities as well as risks
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Special ReportInvesting in China
Investors the world over are thinking about China, from Soros to Mr and Ms Main Street. Our contribution to this theme (written before the Evergrande story broke) looks at both private and public equity, where managers are looking to align portfolios with China’s long-term investment needs. From a manager selection perspective, boots plus portfolio managers on the ground were an essential ingredient for successful portfolio positioning ahead of the July regulatory crackdown.
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Special ReportInterview: Diana Choyleva
Diana Choyleva, chief economist at Enodo Economics, says the battle for technological supremacy between the US and China will transform the global investment map
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Special ReportCommentary: A mile in Xi’s shoes
The shift from ‘trade war’ to ‘tech war’ between China and the US has forced China’s policy makers to deal with the country’s three key vulnerabilities
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Special ReportCommon prosperity reshaping equity markets
China’s focus is shifting to emerging industries in its drive to become a powerhouse of innovation
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Special ReportQ&A: A manager selector’s perspective
IPE asked RisCura’s head of research, Faisal Rafi, for a perspective on the wider implications of recent events in China
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Special ReportChina bond ETFs: the path to a new opportunity
Historically, investors outside of China have struggled to access the country’s full range of unique investment opportunities. But this story is changing as policymakers seek to liberalise Chinese stock and bond markets to allow greater access to onshore Chinese investments.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: Too good to be true?
If Australia’s latest five-yearly Intergenerational Report (IGR) is to be taken seriously, Australian retirees can look forward to comfortable retirements 40 years hence.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: When the ‘kill switch’ misfires
The Australian government is attempting to push through Parliament legislation that would selectively benchmark the performance of superannuation funds – but has given up its intention to override investment decisions made by super funds.
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KLP uses new criterion to ban Indian firm with Myanmar military link
Norwegian pensions giant among large institutional investors taking action on Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone
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AP7 blacklists two Chinese stocks for environment misdeeds
Latest exclusions brings Swedish pension fund’s total blacklist to 86 companies
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Pension investors press companies over Myanmar human rights risks
Norway’s Storebrand one leader of initiative; signatories include Velliv, AP7, Dutch architects
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NBIM calls on China to sharpen corporate ESG reporting plan
Would be better to make Chinese firms publish English versions of corporate reports too, says Norway’s SWF
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Special ReportChina’s asset management industry
The top 30 Chinese asset managers have a total AUM of €5.41trn, accounting for 35% of the industry total, according to IPE’s research partner, the London-based ATC Initiative
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: Coalition mulls super hike
There are arguments both for and against a rise in compulsory superannuation contribution rate as Australia emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic .
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FeaturesBriefing: China bonding with the world
It is tantalising to imagine the concept – that the standard global fixed-income portfolio, which has stood the test of time for so long, may be about to unravel. The standard bearers – US Treasuries, the UK Gilts, German Bunds and Japanese government bonds (JGBs) – may soon have to share the stage with a brash newcomer: Chinese government bonds (CGBs).
