All IP Asia articles – Page 14
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AusSuper chief questions role of bonds
Mark Delaney says fixed income investments might increase risks instead of reducing them
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Gold - the uninflatable asset
Gold may be a good hedge against an investment portfolio’s fiat currency exposures. But, Martin Steward asks, does it matter that some investors may be holding it for very different reasons?
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Quasi-private equity approach is a good way to invest
Prakash Ramaseshan at Kotak Mahindra explains to Bee Ong how to avoid volatility when investing in India
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Dynamic allocation strategies on the rise
Assumptions underlying the orthodox static approach to asset allocation are being questioned in an environment where pension funds are forced to be ever more concerned about the volatility in their funding ratio.
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New risks in benchmark and static allocation
What were participants worried about at the Pacific Pension Institute’s Asian 2010 roundtable in Hong Kong, “Managing Risk in the Face of Austerity”? Andrew Wood was there to find out.
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Good governance - it all starts at the top
It is essential that Asian pension and reserve funds, which are the dominant asset owners in the region, should view governance on two levels.
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Punching above its weight
The tiny city-state Singapore amazed the world with its rapid economic growth. Can it repeat the magic to become one of the world’s biggest centres for asset management? Andrew Wood reports
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Hedge fund flows and performance in 2010
How have hedge funds been adapting to life after the global financial crisis. Richard Johnston of Albourne Partners outlines the year’s emerging trends.
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Working age population peaked in 2010
Ten or fifteen years ago, global aging barely registered as a policy issue. But as a new study shows, China and the rest of Asia faces some tough decisions and policy challenges as they seek to avert widespread social instability. Richard Newell reports
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ESG - Indifference and the impact of mega-trends
Where is the practice of environmental, social and governance investing headed? In Asia, sadly, the concept has not really taken hold in the way it has in other parts of the world. Bee Ong reports
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Politics weigh heavy on GPIF diversification plan
Perhaps developments in financial markets have played a role in bringing GPIF to step up at least its research effort into non-listed equity and infrastructure, as possible alternative investment categories.
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Industry Debates Future, Growth Remains Strong
Australia prides itself in having a self-contained and sophisticated financial services market. Betty Kotevski talks to superannuation industry heads to assess how market will evolve from here.
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GIC sees challenges for the region
Shifting economic power could lead to conflicts among nations. Asia will increasingly face labour, natural resource, and commodity constraints to its high growth strategy.
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Uncertainty Creates a Buying Opportunity
In the last decade Japan has outperformed US and other major world markets in dollar terms
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The super fund stripped bare
Jeremy Cooper’s recommendations to force fund managers to reveal tax consequences will expose a new competitive divide in the industry, says Peter Hill
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Australia has most hedge fund potential
IPA’s regular hedge funds industry analyst Richard Johnston says Asia is a diverse region in terms of hedge fund investment. In the short term, he sees Australia as a key market for increased adoption of hedge strategies.
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Should EMD be regarded as a separate asset class?
The financial crash has marked a paradigm shift in the perceptions of the relative risks of emerging market investments, whether equity or debt. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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Asian private equity markets have shown their resilience
According to Bain & Co, one-fifth of the global private equity dry powder will be allocated to the Asia-Pacific region in 2010-2012. In this report, the Swiss alternative investment consultancy SCM Strategic Capital Management has analysed private equity activity, with a particular focus on China and India.
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Meaningful change in Asian private equity investment
Entrepreneurship has begun to take solid roots in important economies like India and China and venture capital managers have taken note.
