Asia-Pacific: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis – Page 29
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A new reality for hedge funds and their investors
The post-Lehman picture for hedge funds shows a leaner industry emerging as investment banks put a lid on leverage
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China - working towards greater transparency
The Japan Research Institute is developing a research methodology for Chinese companies. Head of ESG Research, Eiichiro Adachi, provides the background to the development of social responsible in corporate China.
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Has 'buy and hold' had its day?
Systematic equity risk overlay is one solution to address investors’ aversion to downside risk
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Why we’re in for a bumpy ride
I am not a perma-bear and do not deny the existence of green shoots, but just question how much confidence investors should take from a bit of “bad, but less bad” data.
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Triple Bottom Line – the Islamic perspective
Is it possible to combine a financial return with a social conscience, in an investment that is compliant with Shariah law?
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Capital flows could benefit emerging markets
Booming prices for emerging assets would lower the cost of capital for emerging market based corporations strengthening their competitive advantage versus developed market peers and reinforcing a benign spiral of value creation.
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Australia pitches for Islamic finance role
The Government thinks there’s a great opportunity for Australia to play a key role in areas such as Islamic finance
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Transitioning fixed income assets in fractured markets
Highlighting the importance of pre-transition analysis, particularly in the wake of the liquidity crisis
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Questions to ask when setting up an endowment fund
Madeleine Lee, Director of Athenaeum Ltd, and former deputy chief investment officer of the National University of Singapore (NUS) investment office, has this advice for the founders of new endowment funds.
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Key Insights For Managing an Asian Endowment Fund (from one who knows)
Having managed two major endowment funds in Singapore, Madeleine Lee knows that the devil hides in the details. She describes her experience and how much of the key strategies were learnt from the major US endowments.
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Sovereigns show an increased appetite for risk
From securities lending to turnaround opportunities, sovereign wealth funds are increasingly taking over where pensions funds have left off. Richard Newell reports.
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Singapore’s big two alter course
The Government Investment Corporation and Temasek Holdings were both caught out by the recent market collapse. Bee Ong describes how they are revising their investment approach.
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A new age of transition management
Today’s operational landscape bears little resemblance to the processes of the past following the global revolution in infrastructure and trade processing, a testament to the success of enlightened regulators as much as technological advancement.
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Micro-finance comes of age
Pension funds and insurance companies are leading the way in supporting the businesses of those who fall under the radar of conventional funding
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The big squeeze on active fees
After months watching the global financial crisis, Australian superannuation funds are starting to respond in ways which will have significant implications for the structure of the industry.
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Dynamic hedge - a way of shock-proofing your portfolio
In common with institutions elsewhere in the region, Japan’s pension funds have been actively pursuing alternative strategies.
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China faces up to its biggest challenge
The Chinese government is presently undergoing important reforms to build a sustainable, nationwide pension system.
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The recipe for success in Asian real estate
Practitioners in real estate know that successful investing in real estate requires many things to go right and it’s genuinely the product of team work.
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Why change is hard to achieve
Janet Li, Watson Wyatt’s head of investment consulting for Taiwan says the country has some hard choices ahead, but embedded corruption and a lack of accountability mean the situation is unlikely to improve in the foreseeable future. “Taiwanese are culturally afraid of change,” says Li, “and a culture of ...
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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.
