Asia-Pacific: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis – Page 11
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Risk management challenges for pension funds
Complexity in regulation, heightened demand for efficient liability management and market volatility have created demand for a different type of relationship between asset managers and pension funds, writes Liam Kennedy.
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The business of philanthropy
Bee-Lin Ang chats with a Hong Kong tycoon on his philanthropic pursuits.
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Is there a credit bubble in China?
Joseph Mariathasan asks if China’s financial system is in jeopardy.
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Risk of a carbon bubble
According to Carbon Tracker, markets are mispricing risk by valuing companies as if all their reserves will be fully exploited
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Inflation-linked bonds set to make a come-back
With the government planning to issue ¥300bn ($3bn) worth of notes in October after a five year absence from the primary market
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India - Bearing the brunt of the outflows
Joseph Mariathasan examines why investors are putting India on hold for now.
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Australian fixed income still looking attractive
Betty Kotevski looks at the impact of rising rates on the Australian market.
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China: Resolving the mismatch in asset-liability
As China seeks to overcome asset-liability mismatches, it is developing fixed income as a source of funding, writes Iain Mills.
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Asia’s wealthy eyes Vietnam real estate
Bee-Lin Ang looks at how a multi-family office is raising funds for property in Vietnam.
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Global experts assess Asia’s pension challenge
At the ‘Global Retirement Savings’ Conference, hosted by ICI Global in association with IPA, the problem of pension coverage was a key topic of discussion. Richard Newell reports
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Asian REITs - The domino effect
The number of REIT regimes in Asia has grown over recent years. It is now a question of when and where next, writes Peter Mitchell.
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Fixed Income - Southeast Asia stands firm
Southeast Asia is becoming an important part of an investor’s portfolio, writes Betty Kotevski.
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Divergence driving returns in Asia
Some positive signs are emerging in Asia’s hedge fund industry, writes Albourne Partners’ Richard Johnston.
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Alternative energy - Some things you need to know
The long term drivers behind alternative energy continue to make it an appealing investment space, but you better know what you’re doing before you jump in, writes Cameron Dueck.
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Vision Super stays ahead of the game
Australia’s Vision Super shares its strategies with Brendan Swift.
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The threats and opportunities of SMSFs
Betty Kotevski looks at the issues surrounding Australia’s self-managed super fund sector.
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Standing up to MNC misbehaviour
Two decades ago, foreign multi-national companies (MNCs) were sought after by investors in the region and generally speaking, their shares always traded at a premium. Before seeking these companies out, global asset allocators in the large foreign funds would start by looking for countries that showed the “correct fundamentals”. Such ...
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Robust pension fund performance in Japan
by Nenkin Joho - Pension funds are responding increasingly to currency volatility.
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Frontier markets – Can the returns outweigh the risks?
by Alexandra Boakes Tracy - Investors who place a priority on understanding the ESG issues inherent in doing business in newly industrialising countries are likely to be better protected against social and environmental failures.
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Global flashpoints and market impact - interview with Michael Hintze
Simon Osborne chats with Michael Hintze, founder and CEO of CQS on assessing ways to protect or reposition portfolios.
