Asia-Pacific: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis – Page 7
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News
Macquarie brings Australia DC-tested ‘True Index’ strategy to UK
Asset manager sees UK market beginning to resemble countries long dominated by DC schemes
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Australia: Paltry pickings in the political pie
As deficits mount in a post-COVID-19 world, politicians and bureaucrats are again eyeing national pension savings – hundreds of billions of dollars they can capture at the stroke of a legislative pen.
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Features
Ahead of the Curve: The trade war and Asia
The rivalry between the US and China looks set to dominate Asian affairs in the future and cannot be ignored by responsible investors. The escalation of tensions at the start of Donald Trump’s presidency led to an increase in trade barriers and impacted growth; now a temporary truce has been agreed but uncertainty remains, as do tariffs on Chinese exports to the US. The new bilateral agreement is a positive step, but investors should take a long-term view; the economic and strategic rivalry looks set to continue and some sectors are better placed than others to adapt to this landscape.
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News
Australia supports universal super with A$41bn tax money
‘Our current tax and benefit treatment of retirement incomes is a mess’
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News
Natixis: Korean asset owners seek higher returns abroad
Korean pension funds have become ‘very aggressive’ in their hunt for returns
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Analysis
Modi’s India: The red lights are flashing warnings
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is facing an existential issue that is polarising the nation
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News
Japan’s GPIF focuses on social bonds
GPIF joins forces with Islamic Development Bank to target green and sustainable sukuk
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News
GPIF suspends stock lending on equity portfolio
The move is to better ‘fullfill its stewardship responsibility’
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News
Joseph Mariathasan: Climate change and Asia
The effects of global warming and rising sea levels are being felt most keenly in countries in Asia
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News
Joseph Mariathasan: Sri Lanka, radical Islam and what comes next
The tragic Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka were a surprise and a revelation to both Sri Lankans and the world at large
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News
Mandate roundup: Brunel activates search for ‘flagship’ equities fund
Plus: Austrian banking institute and Asian institutional investor searches live on IPE Quest
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News
MP Pension to divest DKK400m of assets after excluding 14 countries
Danish fund gets tough on human rights, cutting Saudi Arabia, Iran and Papua New Guinea from its investable universe
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News
Asia investor tenders for commodities manager via IPE Quest
A $100m mandate is up for tender, with the investor seeking a global systematic or discretionary manager
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News
MSCI proposes to quadruple China A-shares weight in EM benchmarks
ChiNext and mid-cap companies could be added in phases throughout 2019 and 2020
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News
AXA IM: Investors must focus on China's digital services economy
‘Transition to a services economy is in full swing’, say asset managers
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News
Danish investor seeks manager for $300m EM currency allocation
Also: Asian institution looking to allocate $10m to global trade finance
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News
Australians losing out on AUD10bn in superannuation savings, report finds
Number of workers missing out could rise from 2.3m to 3.1m
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News
China’s third-pillar pension market ‘could be worth €1.4trn’
Pilot programme for individual pensions introduces tax benefits for retirement saving
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News
Joseph Mariathasan: Fading glories and rising stars
Lessons for Italy and Europe from one of China’s growing tourist hubs
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News
Asian investor seeks sukuk bond manager via IPE Quest
Investor tenders for $20m mandate for Islamic bonds – deadline 10 May