Samuel Riding

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New Star launches global property vehicle

Focus on distribution in Hong Kong and Singapore will bring the company’s latest fund launch to private placement and bank investors.

27 April 2007

Distribution

China fund hands back $10.4 billion

After its fund launch was nine times oversubscribed, China International Fund Management struggles to comply with its quota.

18 April 2007

Outlooks

Growth or value in US equities – or both?

Janus and PPM America face off to find this US equities town is big enough for the both of them.

17 April 2007

Asset Owners

Taiwan's BLI finalises shortlist

Taiwan's Labour Insurance Fund has hand-picked 30 managers to make formal pitches for offshore mandates.

14 April 2007

Markets

Hong Kong accepts Ucits-3 funds

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has further loosened restrictions on the authorisation of certain Ucits-3 funds.

3 April 2007

Distribution

Harvest's customers fail to reap rewards

The Chinese fund house's $5 billion growth fund suffers mass redemptions as it struggles to provide positive returns.

1 April 2007

People Moves

Ayaz Ebrahim returns to Halbis

Deutsche Asset Management and CIO part company after just nine months.

29 March 2007

Outlooks

Legg Mason rejects US sub-prime fears

Managers at the $20.8 billion Value Trust say now is the time to buy America.

26 March 2007

Asset Owners

Pensions continue to confound China

Former World Bank head of global pensions practice Yvonne Sin outlines the issues plaguing social security.

25 March 2007

Business Moves

BGI gets big in Asia ex-Japan

Five new roles boost Barclays Global Investors’ ambitions for Asia ex-Japan institutional business.

15 March 2007

Markets

China funds to hit $1.4 trillion in 10 years

McKinsey says compound annual growth of 25% in asset management makes intellectual capital key to success.

14 March 2007

Asset Owners

Offshore tender frenzy hits Taiwan pensions

Three of Taiwan’s four largest social security funds have requested tenders for $3 billion’s worth of overseas investments.

9 March 2007

Asset Owners

Taiwan insurers lobby for offshore investment increase

At AsianInvestor's inaugural Taiwan Offshore Investment Conference, Fubon CIO says institutional investors need more overseas exposures.

7 March 2007

Markets

CSRC imposes quotas on fund launches

First State Cinda is the first to list a new mutual fund with a quota on how much assets can be raised.

6 March 2007

Asset Owners

Hong Kong pension schemes shun alternatives

Watson Wyatt report blames inadequate scheme governance among institutional investors for ineffective asset allocations.

2 March 2007

Alternatives

Intech launches first long/short fund

The Janus Capital subsidiary makes its Collared Long Short (120/20) Fund available to Asian institutional investors.

1 March 2007

Markets

Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses tumble

Asset managers look at bigger picture after massive sell off on China’s main stock exchanges.

27 February 2007

Business Moves

Morningstar buys S&P’s funds data business

But just as one rival rating agency streamlines its Asia business, another, Trustnet, opens shop.

26 February 2007

Asset Owners

MPF report kept under wraps

The HKRSA commissions a survey on MPF but the true findings or policy recommendations remain a mystery.

5 February 2007

Distribution

India’s small is Hong Kong’s beautiful says JFAM

JF Asset Management’s Indian Smaller Companies fund is the first product of its kind to receive approval from Hong Kong’s Securities & Regulatory Commission.

2 February 2007

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