All articles by Iain Mills – Page 2

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    Asia is stuck with the Dollar

    IP Asia September 2011

    Asian banking chiefs were among the strongest critics of Washington’s poor handling of the recent debt ceiling negotiations. Richard Jerram, Chief Economist with the Bank of Singapore told IPA’s Iain Mills, “Washington has not particularly lost credibility in Asia, so much as everywhere.”

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    Chinese still risk-averse in international markets

    IP Asia May 2011

    The barriers Chinese firms face in developed economies often means they cannot easily invest in their first-choice asset classes and have to be more opportunistic in their approach.

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    China - a range of new measures

    IP Asia May 2011

    Iain Mills reports from Beijing on the new decrees from Chinese regulators on enterprise annuity, master trusts and variable annuities.

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    China's NSSF takes more active social role

    IP Asia May 2011

    This expansion suggests the fund is ready to move beyond its original mandate as a “strategic reserve” to becoming a more proactive player in domestic social and welfare plans.

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    NPC outlines Social Security Fund expansion

    IP Asia March 2011

    The fund has an upper limit for overseas assets of 20%, although currently this has remained stable at 7% since last July. The fund has a long-stated aim of fulfilling this quota, but Dai refused to put a time-scale on this expansion.

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    Cross-border flows set for massive increase

    IP Asia March 2011

    Following the gradual loosening of foreign exchange controls last year, China has begun 2011 with a further series of reforms which are likely to boost the country’s already burgeoning renminbi markets. Iain Mills reports from Beijing

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    Plan to moderate structural economic risks

    IP Asia November 2010

    Can the government’s latest five-year plan reduce structural risks in China’s economy and ensure current growth rates are sustained? Iain Mills reports from Beijing.