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Greece has to exit the bloc before structural reforms can take place, says lecturer Robert Pozen. He sees Spain as the big worry, but outlines his solution.
The risk-return profile of US high-yield fixed income, plus its liquidity, makes it the most attractive asset class for global investors, says strategist James McDonald.
A new series of macro indices is launched to capture returns from asset allocation. Ability to customise means it may appeal to asset owners.
The law as it stands will impact Asia-based mutual funds in unforeseen ways, warns trade body ICI Global.
China managers operating via the RQFII scheme will drive cross-border portability, stirring regulators to sign bilateral agreements, says BNPP.
The bar for a new round of quantitative easing is high, but Europe casts a shadow over US recovery, says Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank's Dennis Lockhart.
Never have mutual-fund industry associations around Asia come together for a common cause, until Fatca.
Guidance is needed over new proposals that could hit fund capital gains and damage foreign investment into India.
Experts see a cyclical reordering in emerging markets as LatAm overtakes Asia in appeal, while institutional investors are set to transform market dynamics.
Jones Lang LaSalle is among those setting up teams in Asia to service wealthy individuals in response to rising interest in real estate.
Amy Cho, Asia-Pacific business development head at Pictet Asset Management, discusses how interest in local- and hard-currency EM debt is gaining critical mass.
James Rickards, partner at JAC Capital Advisors, plugs his book on currency wars by saying the Fed’s quantitative easing puts the world at risk.
Australia's move to charge HFT participants based on the number of messages they send to the exchange is self-defeating, but may be copied, warns Deutsche Bank.
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.
The firm hires Sarah Lu from Axa Rosenberg IM Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong as it extends its portfolio solutions group to the region.