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Japan ETF managers intent on recapturing trading flows
Tokyo-based operators engage in some soul-searching after US-domiciled funds emerge as the chief beneficiaries of a jump in trading after the March disasters.
By Alex Frew McMillan | 14 September 2011
Alternatives
Hedge fund whizz Stefan Nilsson sets up advisory business
The supremo of Asia’s Hedge Funds Club has established a new alternative investment advisory and capital-raising business.
By Simon Osborne | 1 September 2011
Asset Owners
Revenues for Japan fund managers bottom out
Management fees for fund houses in Japan appear to have stabilised, but profitability continued to decline in 2010, says Nomura Research Institute.
By Jame DiBiasio | 31 August 2011
Alternatives
Why hedge funds are Japan's only sane, liquid asset class
Ed Rogers of Wolver Hill thinks current volatility, plus the March 2011 disruption, proves that hedge fund strategies are the smart way to invest in Japan's liquid markets.
By Simon Osborne | 25 August 2011
Markets
First-half ETF market growth underlines Asia potential
Asia ex-Japan's ETF market sees assets swell 15% to end-June, outpacing the US and Europe. But Japan-listed ETFs post an AUM fall, while Chinese entrants continue to emerge, ...
By Joe Marsh | 24 August 2011
Markets
Small- and mid-cap trading flourishing in dark pools
Alternative trading venues are living up to their billing as good execution venues for less liquid stocks, according to figures from several platform providers.
By Joe Marsh | 17 August 2011
Alternatives
$11 billion hedge fund Millennium sees Asia staff turnover
Large multi-strategy fund Millennium Management has some new names on its bench in Asia, but has seen more departures.
By Simon Osborne | 16 August 2011
Asset Owners
Japan corporate pensions need ‘liberating’ from pooled accounts
There’s potentially $500 billion-plus of such assets for foreign fund managers to tap, but doing so won’t be easy, says the Japan Pensions Industry Database blog.
By Joe Marsh | 29 July 2011
Markets
Asia investors boost China exposure, scale back on HK
Asia-Pacific investors have grown more bullish on China and Taiwan, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch, while EPFR data shows strong fund flows to Japan and global emerging ...
By Jame DiBiasio, Joe Marsh | 22 July 2011
Asset Owners
Japan’s GPIF unveils fund manager winners and losers
BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, Northern Trust and Sumitomo Trust & Banking all saw big drops in the assets they manage for the $1.46 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund in ...
By Joe Marsh | 13 July 2011
Distribution
Denmark’s Nykredit seeks Japanese equity manager
Nykredit Asset Management will appoint a manager of Japanese equities because it must replace a previous provider.
By Jame DiBiasio | 11 July 2011
Distribution
DBS AM readies Nikko merger, launches funds
Deborah Ho, CEO of DBS Asset Management, outlines how the Singaporean firm and Nikko Asset Management will work together once their deal is approved.
By Joe Marsh | 29 June 2011
Alternatives
Asian hedge fund assets rise to $134 billion
New launches fuel asset growth, but allocations fall below expectations, says Eurekahedge.
By Yvonne Chan | 23 June 2011
Distribution
Daiwa, JP Morgan lead Japan equity fund charge
Fund management firms in Japan are starting to launch equity products instead of global fixed-income funds.
By Jame DiBiasio | 3 June 2011
Business Moves
For the new Sumitomo Mitsui, integration begins abroad
Merging the asset-management businesses in Hong Kong and London will precede the combination of Sumitomo Trust & Banking and Chuo Mitsui Trust into Asia’s biggest asset ...
By Jame DiBiasio | 2 June 2011
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