Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 425
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Collateral service in high demand
Karl Wyborn is J.P. Morgan’s director of clearance and collateral management for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. He says currently the greatest demand is for cash collateral services for institutions.
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The high yield bond is back
High yield bonds are hailed as the opportunity of a lifetime by one of BNP Paribas’ stable of managers.
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Hedge fund liquidity under review
Investors keen to redeem their assets ought to read the small print. Hedge fund managers tend to be afforded more flexibility.
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Recession under the microscope
Future business school students will study the anatomy of the financial meltdown and the various aspects of how venerable institutions failed to protect themselves from over-exposure to risky investments.
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Is VaR to blame for the downturn?
During this ongoing financial crisis, one risk metric that has received much criticism is Value-at-Risk (VaR). Angus Hung and Michael Langton put this into context and advise on how to get the best from your risk metrics.
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China's retail sector flourishes
Though China has been impacted by the global recession, especially for exports, the domestic sector is still quite resilient.
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Variable annuities feel the squeeze
Despite high demand from investors, unit-linked pensions are being withdrawn from sale because of the high cost of guaranteeing the policies
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Why Obama needs to show the Right Stuff
Kevin says lessons need to be learnt from Japan if confidence is to be restored in the US.
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New Asian sectors range from FTSE
FTSE’s new Asian sectors range is a reflection of the growing maturity of Asia’s indexing market.
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China as an ETF hub
ETF issuers are competing to become the early movers in the market for Greater China products
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Exchange Traded Funds – more markets, greater choice
Exchange Traded Funds are experiencing a growth in popularity that looks likely to boost trading volumes across the region’s stock exchanges.
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Great opportunities in convertible bonds
The convertible investment landscape underwent a seismic shift in valuation methodology as well as actual valuations last year.
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To regulate or not to regulate?
Paul argues that the problems stem not from hedge fund managers themselves, but from the banks, and that the industry representatives are misguided in engaging with the regulators.
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Greater employer oversight needed
With employees understandably concerned about their retirement scheme savings, employers need to be more hands-on.
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Major risk categories to be aware of
DB Advisors Asia Pacific summarise the various risk groups affecting institutional investors
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RBC automates and wins ING mandate
In Australia, RBC Dexia is the first unit registrar to be SWIFT-enabled and operative as part of an industry-wide drive to promote straight-through-processing.
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Reassurance a key ingredient in investor servicing
J.P. Morgan’s Worldwide Securities chief executive gives an insight into the keys to success in the new environment
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Leverage is no panacea
The assumption that, given enough innovation, uncertainty can be reduced to risk is just wrong
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ING getting the basics right
As ING Investment Management restructures its senior management in Asia, new CEO Alan Harden is using the opportunity to reinforce some basic principles.
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Reassessing your investment approach
How have Asian asset allocators reacted to the financial markets crisis? Richard Newell assesses the impact the crisis has had on traditional views of asset allocation and what recommendations the investment community is putting forward for institutional portfolios in this new investing environment.
