Liz Mak

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Reporter, AsianInvestor

Liz has been covering the China and Taiwan asset management market as AsianInvestor's Greater China correspondent since 2007. Prior to joining AsianInvestor, Liz was a head of research at Pacific Prospect, a business of Incisive Media.



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Take China's QDII ETFs with a pinch of salt
Despite the fanfare from QDII ETF issuers and the Shanghai Stock Exchange, these products are unlikely to achieve the lofty aims set for them.
10 March 2010
Business Moves
Huaan plans second QDII, readies FTSE 100 ETF
Another fund house queues up to launch a QDII exchange-traded fund and, like FTSE, is intent on repairing its reputation in China.
9 March 2010
Asset Owners
Canada Pension Plan hires private-equity team in Hong Kong
The Canadian institution is rapidly building an investment team in Hong Kong to capture growth in Asian markets, starting with China-focused private equity.
8 March 2010
Markets
FTSE makes peace with Shanghai bourse on A50
The index provider is finally settling with the Shanghai Stock Exchange over an infringement lawsuit dating back to 2006.
4 March 2010
People Moves
Hubert Tse exits Yuan Tai, joins Boss & Young
China's original QDII advocate is on the move. Hubert Tse is now with Boss & Young, a top-ranking law firm based in Shanghai.
2 March 2010
Asset Owners
Hong Kong institutions keep their cool
Crisis, what crisis? It’s business as usual for Hong Kong’s institutional investors.
27 February 2010
Asset Owners
Taiwan’s LPF seeks new investment consultant
The $30 billion Labour Pension Fund has put aside the asset-allocation plan completed by Mercer last March and is looking for a new adviser.
11 February 2010
Asset Owners
Seven out of 10 PSPF mandates underperform in 2009
Taiwan's civil-servant pension fund unveils the four winners of its latest overseas mandates, worth an aggregate $900 million, and reports investment results for its latest ...
5 February 2010
Business Moves
Citic Private Equity to help transform China SOEs
Wu Yibing, president of Citic Private Equity Management, explains the workings of the firm’s newly closed Rmb9 billion fund.
4 February 2010
Business Moves
Taiwan’s funds industry bucks the global trend
Consolidation among asset managers around the world has not touched one market where it is sorely needed.
2 February 2010
Markets
Will Taiwan refund tax on offshore mandates?
A little-known change in Taiwan's tax rules could mean a 20% tax rebate on institutional mandate fees for offshore asset managers – or could it?
1 February 2010
People Moves
One more leaves Fidelity's institutional team
Executive director of institutional business Julie Koo is exiting the US shop after 15 years of service and moving to another asset manager in Hong Kong.
29 January 2010
Markets
Fidelity suspends two portfolio managers
Fidelity International is investigating whether two of its most experienced fund managers in Hong Kong breached internal codes of conduct.
26 January 2010
Business Moves
What’s behind BNP Paribas’ new Taiwan fund JV?
French fund house BNP Paribas Investment Partners' new asset-management joint venture with Taiwan Cooperative Bank comes as a surprise to some.
25 January 2010
Asset Owners
Taiwan's PSPF short-lists 10 for global equity mandates
The civil servants’ pension fund has chosen a rather surprising list of candidates to potentially manage two global equity mandates.
25 January 2010
Business Moves
On heels of UTI deal, T Rowe Price mulls China AMC deal
Todd Ruppert outlines his roadmap for T Rowe Price’s expansion in Asia, following the firm's acquisition this week of a 26% stake in India's UTI Asset Management.
22 January 2010
Markets
Fund experts sceptical about Chinese firms managing futures
China’s fund managers may get some nasty surprises once the newly approved stock index futures market finally kicks off. The main worries are a lack of expertise and limited ...
15 January 2010
Distribution
China Merchants receives QDII approval despite ING troubles
China Merchants Fund Management will test domestic appetite for global resources investments with a new fund, for which shareholder ING is a sub-advisor.
7 January 2010
Asset Owners
Taiwan's BLI hands mandates to Pimco, Standish and Wellington
The Bureau of Labour Insurance continues to outsource its overseas investments with three new mandates totalling $600 million.
6 January 2010
Business Moves
PICC buys 48% Da Cheng stake for $205 million
This aggressive expansion into fund management may give PICC a head-start over rival mainland insurers China Life and Ping An.
5 January 2010
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