Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 478
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Future growth built on solid ground
Michael Grimes takes soundings from the local asset management community on prospects for investors in Malaysian stocks
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The road of good intentions
Peter Taylor assesses the activity of institutional investors in the area of corporate governance in Asia
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The modularisation of Germany
Murat Ünal reads the signs and looks over the horizon to predict the evolution of Europe’s traditionally less flexible markets as it undergoes change
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The science behind the art
Recent analysis throws light on the decisions that fund managers make. Rick Di Mascio reports
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Getting the training right
The German financial industry is seeing an increasing shift towards professionalism, with specialist qualifications now becoming a necessity, says Peter König
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Back to front office
Tony Freeman discusses the technological challenges faced by fund managers today
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Identifying the future value driver
Good investment performance is the key to higher M&A valuations, says Ray Soudah
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Leading soundbites
IPE put these questions to a selection of leading asset managers active in the European market place. Here are their answers:
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The pros and cons of being niche
Ownership structure is one of the most important determining factors in the culture of a firm and provides an early signal as to what drives and motivates its leaders, says Paul Trickett
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Crowding out enterprise annuity pensions
Victor Wong argues that, with China's basic pension system under increasing pressure, the enterprise annuity programme may be a casualty
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Asian hedge funds - from youth to maturity
After a period working in North America, Paul Smith assesses the challenges of building a substantial asset management business in Asia
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Widening the net in Pakistan
Moiz Mushir Ahmad Khan describes how Pakistan’s Voluntary Pension System has finally come into force
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Hedge funds: the way to play emerging markets
Peter Douglas believes hedge funds offer a route to better returns and effective risk management in developing markets
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Emerging markets - too big to ignore
In a detailed paper, ‘Efficiently adding emerging market equities to a global portfolio’, Northern Trust’s Steven Schoenfeld and Alain Cubeles argue that investors should commit 7-8% of their global equity portfolios to the class. Here is a summary of their views
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A tale of two pension laws
Oscar Volder finds Japan searching for a third way between DB and DC. Success will depend on how well its institutions can work together
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Early days for DC Korean-style
It is over a year since Korea’s defined contribution pension system was introduced. Carl Redondo assesses the progress made so far
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Indexing for an inefficient market
Passive indexing has rapidly gained popularity and importance among institutional investors in the rest of the world but to a lesser extent in Asia, with good reason. Jason Hsu and Jason Chia-Shang Tuan explain a new strategy that may alter this
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Benchmarking for tomorrow's models
Paul Hoff looks at how index providers are responding to the needs of investors for ready access to new markets
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Best practice in Malaysia
Tan Lye Huat highlights the progress being made in applying new corporate governance guidelines in Malaysia
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Treading with caution in the global market
Richard Newell talks to the management of New Zealand’s investment fund about the challenges of being a global investor
