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Asia AM industry tipped to double, spurred by ETF growth
The region's asset management industry will swell to $4 trillion by 2015 and eventually be the biggest in the world, finds Cerulli. ETFs are forecast to grow rapidly, notably ...
By Leigh Powell | 26 October 2011
Co-published
The right partner to deliver investment solutions
Fund-management companies, brokerages and wealth management groups in Asia are turning to sub-advisory partnerships to grow their businesses and provide client solutions ...
By Goldman Sachs | 24 October 2011
Alternatives
Prime office space and housing face tough times: Franklin Templeton
The US asset manager's global director of real estate investment trusts gives his views on property in Asia and Europe.
By Joe Marsh | 21 October 2011
Outlooks
Will a political ‘lost decade’ upend EM growth hopes?
Martin Currie’s emerging-market investor Kim Catechis says the next decade’s growth opportunity is intra-EM, but worries that wealth has led to complacent policymaking.
By Jame DiBiasio | 19 October 2011
Commentary
Greed kills in Hong Kong’s financial crisis movie
"Life Without Principle", the latest thriller by Hong Kong director Johnny To, offers an inside look at the convergence of selling mutual funds, gambling and loan sharking.
By Jame DiBiasio | 18 October 2011
Commentary
Has wealth management become I-banking's big brother?
Scorpio considers the future shape of the wealth industry, its evolving relationship with investment banking and the potential impact of the UK’s Vickers Report.
By Scorpio Partnership | 13 October 2011
Co-published
Reducing food waste offers opportunity for private sector
Boosting production is not the only way to meet rising food demand. The world will have to cut wastage, writes Robeco’s head of food & agri strategies, Klaas Smits, in a ...
By Leigh Powell | 7 October 2011
People Moves
Clariden Leu eyes India entry, realigns after Malhotra exit
The firm, which is streamlining its organisational structure after CIO Sandeep Malhotra quit, expects a peak in inflation and foresees opportunities in India’s equity market.
By Leigh Powell | 6 October 2011
Markets
UBS trading loss seen as institutional failure
AsianInvestor’s readers show strong consensus in our online poll that the bank’s risk systems are squarely to blame for its recent $2.3 billion Delta One loss.
By Leigh Powell | 30 September 2011
Commentary
The euro must be saved
Many fund managers are betting on the demise of Europe’s single currency, but the consequences of such an outcome could dwarf the risk-management tactics of any sizeable ...
By Jame DiBiasio | 22 September 2011
Commentary
How regulatory scrutiny is shaping the global wealth industry
A slew of bad news overshadowed one of the stories of the summer: how regulators are making headway against tax evasion. The landscape is changing for good, writes Scorpio.
By Scorpio Partnership | 20 September 2011
Business Moves
Greece will default but ECB right to be proactive: Skandia
Last week's move by the ECB was encouraging, says Skandia Investment Group's head of asset allocation. The firm may seek a Singapore presence and retail licence.
By Joe Marsh | 20 September 2011
Outlooks
Brace yourself for 2012 recession: Charles Dumas
Lombard Street Research’s Charles Dumas says the global economy will fall into recession and China won’t be able to help. US equities are best poised to lead ...
By Jame DiBiasio | 19 September 2011
Sponsored Profile
Cutting indexing costs through vertical integration
Entering the index business after years of working in it behind the scenes, Thomson Reuters argues having its own data gives it a cost and speed advantage over its rivals.
By Thomson Reuters | 9 September 2011
Markets
Investors warned about issues with frontier-market ETFs
Fund managers and even some providers of exchange-traded funds say ETFs may be ill-suited for accessing immature markets.
By Joe Marsh | 7 September 2011
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