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Korea’s NPS appoints panel of transition managers
BlackRock, Credit Suisse and Nomura have been chosen to act as transition managers by Korea's National Pension Service, as it increasingly looks to outsource its investments.
By Joe Marsh | 1 April 2011
Alternatives
ETFs making steady inroads into Asia, says SSgA
More Asian investors are looking at ETFs as a way of diversifying their investments in the region, notes State Street.
By Yvonne Chan | 21 March 2011
Markets
Transition managers raise prospect of Japan reallocations
In the medium to long term, institutions are expected to rebalance portfolios after Japan's natural disaster, but transition managers don't predict big shifts out of the market.
By Joe Marsh | 18 March 2011
Business Moves
HSBC launches Islamic securities services for fund managers
The UK bank is seeking a bigger share of the $60 billion market for sharia-compliant funds under management by globally standardising its securities services offering.
By Yvonne Chan | 14 March 2011
Asset Owners
State Street sees transitions out of EM, US equities
Investors are allocating equities to ex-US developed markets while reducing risk in fixed income, says Ross McLellan at State Street Global Markets.
By Jame DiBiasio | 1 March 2011
Services
Demand to borrow securities still lacking, says JP Morgan
The supply of securities is now healthy, particularly in equities, but demand to borrow them remains relatively weak, says the bank’s global head of financing and markets ...
By Joe Marsh | 28 February 2011
Markets
Hong Kong to refine process for assessing professional investors
Financial firms will have more flexibility to assess professional investors under the amended Professional Investor Rules introduced by Hong Kong's Securities and Futures ...
By Leanne Wang | 25 February 2011
Business Moves
State Street Global Services reorganises regional teams
The firm is sharpening its focus on South Asia with the appointment of a new sales head for the region, where it sees securities lending on the rise.
By Joe Marsh | 24 February 2011
Markets
Brokers welcome HKEx move to tag dark-pool trades
Brokers have been asked to identify transactions that have been crossed from alternative trading systems onto Hong Kong's exchange, with a view to improving data transparency.
By Joe Marsh | 18 February 2011
Business Moves
Allianz Global Investors to outsource middle office
The asset manager, part of Germany’s Allianz group, is finalising a global deal to use a third party for services such as fund accounting.
By Joe Marsh | 1 February 2011
Business Moves
China AMC automates trading and investments
China’s biggest asset manager has joined several of its domestic peers in implementing the Charles River Investment Management System.
By Leanne Wang | 18 January 2011
Markets
More global custody mandates expected from China FMCs
International custodian banks believe China’s qualified domestic institutional investor scheme will continue to bear fruit in the coming year.
By Leanne Wang | 17 January 2011
Services
JP Morgan expects growth in securities services this year
Laurence Bailey, the bank's Asia-Pacific CEO of worldwide securities services, offers his views on securities lending, bundled custody solutions, collateral management, ...
By Leigh Powell | 6 January 2011
Markets
Volcker Rule and Basel IV may hit transition management
Firms offering transition management could be affected by forthcoming rules that reduce their ability to warehouse risk.
By Joe Marsh | 15 December 2010
Markets
SFC's Wheatley praised after saying he'll step down in 2011
Martin Wheatley is set to return to the UK next June after six years at the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. The industry offers universal acclaim of his two ...
By Leigh Powell | 9 December 2010
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