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VIDEO: Euro turmoil stimulating Asian corporate bond issuance
Sabita Prakash, head of fixed income at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, explains how European market turbulence is spurring the development of deeper fixed-income markets in Asia.
By The Editors | 5 December 2011
Markets
LGT to continue Asia drive with new Beijing office
Prince Max of Liechtenstein, a board member of LGT Group, discusses recent moves by the asset management and private banking firm in the region.
By Joe Marsh | 2 December 2011
Markets
Essence FMC scores landmark with dual licence approvals
The firm is the first to be granted both mutual fund and segregated account licences from inception, giving it an extra avenue for AUM growth in China's struggling funds industry.
By Leanne Wang | 2 December 2011
Markets
Long-term investors can survive euro crisis
As events in Europe near a climax, portfolio managers in the US try to find ways to not just survive, but benefit from structural changes.
By Jame DiBiasio | 2 December 2011
Markets
Money-market funds provide rare bright spot for China FMCs
Macro tailwinds ensure over 80% of the country’s 77 money-market funds outperform, giving its beleaguered funds industry a breather. The trend shows no sign of slowing ...
By Leanne Wang | 29 November 2011
Markets
Global CIO Wells warns of CDS blow-up, inflation risks
Andrew Wells of FIL Investments International discusses a potential blow-up in Europe’s CDS market and argues that investors are losing sight of inflation.
By Leigh Powell | 29 November 2011
Markets
Emerging markets still often treated as a ‘monolithic bloc’
With emerging market equities increasingly a core portfolio allocation, investors should take a more targeted approach to the asset class, says Robin Thorn at PineBridge ...
By Joe Marsh | 25 November 2011
Markets
Stay in quality credit as crises come to a head
Standish argues investment-grade credit is a much better place to be than high-yield bonds.
By Jame DiBiasio | 24 November 2011
Markets
Local investors go against the flow after Thai floods
They have been buying Thai stocks, going in the opposite direction to foreigners and institutions who have been selling, while domestic funds have been hit by redemptions.
By Joe Marsh | 24 November 2011
Markets
Middle East should be part of Asia, not Emea: Qatar officials
Global fund houses should help to strengthen Asia-Middle East links by taking the ‘mea’ out of Emea, say senior executives from the Qatar Financial Centre Authority.
By Joe Marsh | 23 November 2011
Markets
Indonesia gearing up as Asia's next broking hot spot
The expected introduction of third-party securities clearing next year will coincide with the expansion of the asset management sector, says BNP Paribas.
By Yvonne Chan | 23 November 2011
Markets
Asian governments don't want to develop bond markets: CS
If they did, they would have done more to make it happen, says Bunt Ghosh. On a separate note, he says Credit Suisse will likely agree more tie-ups with fund houses in emerging ...
By Joe Marsh | 21 November 2011
Markets
CIO Horrocks scents dividend bonanza in China
The CSRC's drive to elevate dividend payout ratios, combined with investors' desire for transparency, potentially spells good news for China equities.
By Leanne Wang | 16 November 2011
Asset Owners
Taiwanese life insurers win landmark QFII licences
China Life and Shin Kong Life become the first to receive regulatory approval to invest in mainland China outside of real estate. They must now await quotas, with China Life ...
By Leanne Wang | 14 November 2011
Markets
Move by Korea’s FSC to lift short-selling ban gets mixed reaction
Some market participants say the regulator should have waited for greater calm amid eurozone fears, but brokerages planning hedge fund launches are happy.
By Dr Insup Lee | 11 November 2011
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