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Asia CB pipeline likely to start flowing again: BNPP IP
With credit hard to come by and stocks looking cheap, Asian convertible bond issuance may be set to increase, says Skander Chabbi of BNP Paribas Investment Partners.
By Joe Marsh | 16 December 2011
Markets
Issue of RQFII guidelines expected by year end
Fund houses and banks are readying products for China's renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor programme, due for launch this month.
By Leanne Wang | 15 December 2011
Markets
VIDEO: Towers Watson on China investment trends and opportunities
China wants to encourage growth and consumer spending while avoiding economic overheating, says Naomi Denning of Towers Watson. She outlines some of her clients’ wishes ...
By The Editors | 15 December 2011
Markets
Investors shun India, prefer China and Indonesia
Allocators are heavily favouring emerging markets and the US over Europe, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s monthly fund manager survey.
By Joe Marsh | 15 December 2011
Markets
FTSE responds to concerns over categorising of 'Asian' stocks
The firm consults users of its All-World Index and Global Equity Index series to determine their sensitivity to stocks assigned nationality by listing destination, rather than ...
By Leigh Powell | 15 December 2011
Markets
European and US woes to hit Asia, but soft landing tipped for China
Headwinds from the West are forecast to drag down Asian growth, although China will have a soft landing, predicts Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
By Yvonne Chan | 15 December 2011
Alternatives
China takes first step to regulate private equity business
The country's National Development and Reform Commission is requiring private equity firms to file with regulatory bodies and provide annual reports.
By Leanne Wang | 14 December 2011
Markets
UBS dismisses 2012 depreciation fears for RMB
Chief investment strategist Yonghao Pu says there is neither economic nor political rationale to support such concerns, with money outflows behind recent weakness versus the ...
By Leanne Wang | 12 December 2011
Distribution
LGT chief talks manager selection and finding talent
Prince Max of Liechtenstein, the CEO of LGT Group, outlines his views on exchange-traded funds, big private banking brands and Asian regulation.
By Joe Marsh | 12 December 2011
Markets
Eurozone woes turn Asian debt into mainstream asset class
In the final part of our series on Asia’s crisis expectations, we hear Asian government bonds touted as a safe haven, while managers see opportunities in Europe’s ...
By Leigh Powell | 9 December 2011
Markets
Investment firm boasts of synthetic route to onshore China
AZ Investment says it has developed a portfolio to replicate A-share exposure for foreign investors to sidestep the need to wait years for a QFII quota.
By Leanne Wang | 9 December 2011
Markets
Eurozone breakup occupies thoughts of Asian managers
In the second of a three-part series on Asian expectations for the crisis, we hear Harvest call for a controlled eurozone breakup and the ADB evaluate policymakers' position in ...
By Leigh Powell | 8 December 2011
Markets
Role of RMB in portfolios set to grow – but how?
Panellists at AsianInvestor's Southeast Asia Institutional Investment Forum yesterday discuss how the renminbi will continue to rise in importance.
By Joe Marsh | 7 December 2011
Markets
Asian asset managers map out eurozone scenarios
In a week that could determine the fate of the single-currency bloc, managers confront some worst-case outcomes, while the ADB outlines its base case for East Asia.
By Leigh Powell | 7 December 2011
Markets
Boom tipped for ETFs in China after shorting rules go live
A rise in trading is anticipated after Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses permit shorting of ETFs. They also triple the targets for margin trading and securities lending.
By Leanne Wang | 6 December 2011
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