All IP Asia articles – Page 9
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China proceeds cautiously on variable annuities
As China continues to expand its variable annuities (VA) pilot scheme, international debates over the desirability of VA products carry on. Iain Mills examines the issues.
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Family offices on the rise in Asia
Accumulating wealth in Asia is driving the growing interest in family offices. Wing-Gar Cheng talks to those involved in this important investor segment.
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Is Asian corporate governance fatally flawed?
Tepco, Japan’s largest utility, which is receiving a bailout after poor board oversight and risk management contributed to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, has been filing falsified reports to nuclear safety regulators since the 1980s
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Australia: Pace of consolidation to ease
Brendan Swift examines the future trends in Australia’s A$1.28 trillion ($1.26 trillion) pension industry.
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India’s NPS: Good times and bad
Joseph Mariathasan examines the challenges in the India’s pensions system and the steps taken to achieve its aim.
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Chinese SWFs play key role in outbound investment drive
Iain Mills explores the key role that Chinese sovereign wealth funds play in the country’s outbound investment drive.
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Global equities: maintain concentration
Perhaps surprisingly, Joseph Mariathasan finds that well-managed active risk has paid off for global equity funds over recent years.
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Pension funds urged to maintain long term horizon
Institutional investors ought to exploit their comparative advantages, and rethink governance and the financial theories they utilise. Wing-Gar Cheng reports.
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The future of the renminbi
Routes other than ‘dim sum’ bonds might make more sense for exposure to China’s currency over the short term, suggests Hayden Briscoe.
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When will the Maharlika open the gates for investors?
Seeking to be one of the main recipients of anticipated international capital flow to Asia, the Philippine Government is focused on promoting the Philippines as a prime investment destination.
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India remains a tough market for investors
We had quite a few problems with corruption and permits haven’t been given. Investment has come to a bit of a standstill but we know they desperately need to create more infrastructure.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
