All IPE articles in IP Asia November 2011
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Japan's PFA cuts managers as reserves decline
The Pension Fund Association (PFA) has cut five foreign managers and is increasing its ratio of funds managed in-house, while remaining committed to expanding its external managers.
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CIC restructures for overseas push
Iain Mills looks at China’s sovereign wealth funds as China Investment Corp undergoes a major restructuring and continues its gradual expansion into active management strategies.
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Chinese trust companies – coming in from the shadow
China is making a distinct attempt to legitimise and professionalise the trust sector, whose growing asset management function presents new opportunities for foreign and Chinese investors alike, Iain Mills reports.
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Bringing the New World to the Old
by Martin Steward - Investec are the only firm that has successfully migrated from the Southern Hemisphere to build a competitive global position in institutional active asset management without a string of acquisitions - according to CEO Hendrik Du Toit
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How smart is your beta ?
As Japanese investors continue to assess what conclusions to draw from the financial crisis, the concept of “smart beta” is drawing attention from an increasing number of pension funds.
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AustralianSuper: treading the unlisted path to diversification
Brendan Swift looks at the transfer of the range of product and services of Westscheme, which provides superannuation for people living and working in Western Australia, into AustralianSuper.
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Asian sovereign funds – what drives them?
Joseph Mariathasan looks at the giants of the investment world and how an understanding of what drives their investment decisions is of interest to fund managers, governments and the wider public.
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Asian debt coming into focus
Investors should consider Asia first when structuring their bond portfolio and get rid of the notion of emerging market debt being junk, according to Aberdeen Asset Management. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Emerging allocations: The Tide of History
by Joseph Mariathasan - A sensible solution could be to allocate a proportion to dedicated large emerging markets strategies and the rest invested in a global strategy focused on the smaller emerging and frontier countries.
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How the Euro crisis affects investments
by Lynn Strongin Dodds - Prime office space is the only property sector expected to show capital growth in 2012.
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Japan's DC system after 10 years
A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare finds subscribers to corporate defined contribution (DC) pension funds climbed to 4 million as of July 31, accounting for one out of every eight salaried workers.
