Japan
FRM’s Japan office is on track to raise $100 million for a Japan-focused strategy of hedge funds.
Institutional investors and asset managers are increasingly using algo strategies and DMA technology in a structural shift, notes JP Morgan's Michael Green.
The former head of real assets at Korea Post says Korean institutional investors are set to pour money into global alternative investments.
The regulator bans Yohichi Kumagai of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company (Europe) over failings in a ruling that may deter Japanese firms from expanding into the UK.
Nobusuke Tamaki, a former official at Bank of Japan and Government Investment Pension Fund, says government bonds may not be as safe as believed.
AsianInvestor hosted its inaugural Japan Institutional Investment Forum at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on April 24, 2012.
Pension funds in Japan are shifting out of equities and adding alternative exposures, as well as raising Asia allocations, a recent AsianInvestor conference in Tokyo heard.
The country’s Financial Services Authority believes that deleveraging European banks pose a potential threat to Japan’s economy.
The global move towards central clearing, and the posting of margin on uncleared OTC derivatives, sees asset managers increasingly looking to outsource collateral management.
An upgrade and new data centre for hosting services may spark interest in algorithmic trading strategies on Hong Kong stocks, as latency is reduced to below two milliseconds.
Japan’s $130 billion National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel has made a landmark first step into sustainable investment.
Japan’s $1.3 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund reports FYQ3 gains from international equities even as it delays moving into emerging markets.
Charles Beazley is confirmed as the global chairman and CEO of Nikko Asset Management as Tim McCarthy retires. He affirms the company’s expansion strategy in Asia.
The Dutch bank wins its case against the European Commission. The sale of its Asian insurance and asset management businesses will be affected.
Andrew Foster, the former Matthews Asia CIO, has launched a new fund for US investors via Seafarer Capital Partners. He is hoping to target institutional accounts in Asia next ...