All articles by Bee Ong – Page 2

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    The Sharia alternative

    IP Asia April 2010

    by Bee Ong - Speculative they may not be, but the Sharia funds industry looks to be spawning its own hedge funds.

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    Adjusting to custom and practice

    IP Asia April 2010

    by Bee Ong - In the sharia investment marketplace, global best practices are just beginning to surface in back-office functions such as custody and fund accounting.

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    Mitigating Risk in Transition Management

    IP Asia October 2009

    Thorny markets and complex portfolios demand sensitive handling of liquidity, market, operational and executional risks during global transitions.

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    Risk and Reward — A Family Office Experience

    IP Asia October 2009

    Stuart Lucas’ family portfolio has been increasingly weighted towards Asian alternative assets over the last 11 years. Now, as the region gains relative vigour, the portfolio’s Asian component may be further augmented.

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    Eight Principles For Sustaining Wealth

    IP Asia October 2009

    Stuart Lucas has distilled more than 25 years of managing his family’s wealth, his personal funds and clients’ money into the Eight Principles of Strategic Wealth Management, which underlie his investment decision-making: 1. Take charge and do it early. 2. Align family ...

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    How to build financial security

    IP Asia October 2009

    There is currently no known pension infrastructure that adequately addresses all of the key demographic issues. Bee Ong talks to Russell’s Bruce Pflaum about Asia’s future

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    Hugh Young - 'Responsible' Investing Requires Sleuthing

    IP Asia August 2009

    Aberdeen’s investment managers work more like corporate sleuths. They visit every potential investee, chat with senior management to get a feel of the ground that cannot be discerned from reports, watch management’s actions over six to seven years and fine-comb the annual reports before making a decision.

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    Triple Bottom Line – the Islamic perspective

    IP Asia July 2009

    Is it possible to combine a financial return with a social conscience, in an investment that is compliant with Shariah law?

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    Questions to ask when setting up an endowment fund

    IP Asia July 2009

    Madeleine Lee, Director of Athenaeum Ltd, and former deputy chief investment officer of the National University of Singapore (NUS) investment office, has this advice for the founders of new endowment funds.

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    Key Insights For Managing an Asian Endowment Fund (from one who knows)

    IP Asia July 2009

    Having managed two major endowment funds in Singapore, Madeleine Lee knows that the devil hides in the details. She describes her experience and how much of the key strategies were learnt from the major US endowments.

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    Singapore’s big two alter course

    IP Asia July 2009

    The Government Investment Corporation and Temasek Holdings were both caught out by the recent market collapse. Bee Ong describes how they are revising their investment approach.

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    Micro-finance comes of age

    IP Asia July 2009

    Pension funds and insurance companies are leading the way in supporting the businesses of those who fall under the radar of conventional funding