Asia-Pacific: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis – Page 32
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How to tell if your hedge fund manager is in trouble
As we have seen with Madoff, even seemingly secure hedge fund managers can crash and burn. What are some of the tell-tale signs of trouble?
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The new Indian Provident Fund
Carl Redondo assesses the winners and losers from India’s new pension savings initiative
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Malaysia finds its sweet spot
As Malaysia celebrates 50 years of independence, a string of catalysts should keep the country on investors’ radar screens. CLSA’s Niklas Olausson highlights the key factors underpinning Malaysia’s break-out.
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Japanese infrastructure looks to private finance
Infrastructure can meet the long term liabilities of pension funds while private finance can take the burden off state finances. Japan is now seeing the potential of combining the two
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Korea welcomes new era
A progress report on the country’s moves to modernise its investment and pension landscape
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New World Order - The era of the Sovereign Fund
They are one of the clearest illustrations of the way economic power is moving from west to east. But do sovereign wealth funds deserve all the attention they are getting?
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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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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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Transition Management in difficult markets
The volatility in the world’s financial markets is having a significant impact on portfolio transitions.
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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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The inexorable rise of Sovereign Debt
With governments lining up to announce major infrastructure building projects and companies on the hunt for affordable credit, Michael Grimes assesses the outlook for assets invested in local currency debt.
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MPF suffering the risks of DC
Hong Kong based analyst assesses the impact of the market meltdown on Mandatory Provident Fund assets.
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Optimised returns key to success for DaiNippon Ink
Richard Newell talks to Hideo Kondo about the ‘rigorous manner’ in which he and his team manage the pension fund of Dainippon Ink.
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The inadequacy of current risk management models
The current risk management mindset is built on a foundation of normal, or at least symmetrical, distributions and the basing of risk models on past data – witness the prevalence of VaR (value at risk) statistics as the leading indicator of the risks being run.
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Why investment is crucial for India
After years of services-led growth, India is now seeing investment and consumption as growth drivers.
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Future policy on Singapore's CPF still unclear
While the Singapore Government has recognized the need to make changes to the Central Provident Fund system, which is as old as Singapore itself, the current situation is felt to be only a partial solution.
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Counterparty risk - where do you stand?
The failure of so many seemingly iron-clad institutions has raised some serious concerns about counter-party risk. Richard Johnston assesses the implications for hedge funds and their investors.
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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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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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China's international relations remain complex
The biggest political risks for investors in the short to medium term are found in the complex relations between China and the United States, says Ian Bremmer
