Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 436
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Taking Hong Kong's MPF to the next stage
Increased contribution levels, lower fees and better education are just some of the challenges for Hong Kong’s second pillar pension system.
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FTSE and APREA launch real estate indices
Index provider FTSE is teaming up with APREA, the Singapore-based industry body that represents listed real estate businesses, to develop new indices for the Asia Pacific real estate sector.
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Hong Kong aims to be the pensions centre of Asia
One of the embryonic ideas that lends itself to Hong Kong’s strengths is for the SAR to become a “pension hub” for Asia. The initial idea borrows substantially from the “Pan-European” pension plans being set up in the Old Continent and asks whether something similar could work in Asia.
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Pakistan set to become investment hotspot
The investment case is fundamentally sound and based on Pakistan’s cheapness compared to some of its neighbours, supported by a growing economy fuelled by substantial inflows from the Middle East. It is one of the cheapest markets in Asia, with above average growth and high dividend yields.
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Legal minefield now confronts developers
Do not be blinded by China’s stellar growth. Pay careful attention to transparency and ownership issues
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Asian real estate in pension portfolios
Investors are moving Asia to their long-term strategic allocations but are they being rewarded adequately for the risk?
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Consolidation in Asian real estate
Fundamentals remain strong but the squeeze on liquidity is a major concern, as IPA managing editor Richard Newell reports
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REITs - developments across the Asian region
REITs are a worry for India and China because of concerns about a flood of capital. Elsewhere, progress is patchy, as Asia Public Real Estate Association CEO Peter Mitchell explains.
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The Yellow Sea Economic Basin - a sea of stars
A leading proponent of what he calls ‘the rising dragon of Asia’, Pietro Doran assesses the growing integration of the dynamic economies on the rim of the Yellow Sea
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China's second-tier cities - the KFC factor
Second tier cities will offer more opportunities for foreign investors in the next phase of China’s development
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Unlocking Asia's Potential
Pramerica’s Marc Halle assesses the developing markets of Asia in the context of the region’s economic renaissance
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Real estate markets growing wider and deeper
Richard Newell reports on the activities of APREA, the body representing the listed real estate esector in Asia. The article also assesses the appetite for investment in Asia, where availability of information remains a challenge for investors
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Sony reviews long term strategy
Over the next five years, Japanese public and corporate pension funds are expected to alter their strategic investment approach in search of better risk-adjusted returns
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club is in the enviable position of being the monopoly provider of betting services on horse racing, football and the lottery in a territory where people just love to gamble.
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GIC's measured approach to risk management
As the departmental head of one of Asia’s biggest investing institutions, Dr. Sung Cheng Chih has quite a responsibility.
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Emerging Markets: A 20-year Perspective
Remy Briand and Madhusudan Subramanian of MSCI provide this historical perspective on how far the emerging markets have come in 20 years
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China - time for a bounce back
With the market in the midst of a deep bear market, investors are naturally wondering whether A-shares are finally a ‘buy’ again.
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The total package doesn't exist
Richard Surrency of Bank of New York Mellon in Singapore highlights the need to focus on core needs in achieving your objectives when outsourcing.
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Renewable energy - a light in the gloom
Technologies for the development of solar, wind, biomass and hydro are now well-established and proven, reducing risks for investors in power generation assets based on these technologies.
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Competition grows in Asian ETF space
ETFs make a selling point of their passivity and ability to do without analysts and active managers, so how do they differentiate themselves as producers of value?
