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Commentary
Failing pension systems undermine Asia’s macro story
The high-growth, low-debt headlines for Asian countries can’t sustain the coming strains on inadequate pension systems.
By Jame DiBiasio | 31 January 2012
Markets
Malaysia’s private pension administrator seeks CEO, COO
The new hires will oversee the administrative arm of the country’s forthcoming voluntary private retirement scheme.
By Joe Marsh | 27 January 2012
Markets
Malaysian regulator explains proposed pension system
Managers can now apply for licences to provide products under Malaysia’s proposed private retirement scheme. The Securities Commission answers AsianInvestor's questions ...
By Joe Marsh | 26 January 2012
Asset Owners
NPS to insource more international equities
Korea’s $311 billion National Pension Service will expand its manager outsourcing programmes in other asset classes.
By Jame DiBiasio | 18 January 2012
Asset Owners
MPFA proposes easing rules for early withdrawals
Hong Kong’s pensions regulator suggests money could be withdrawn for terminal illnesses, paving the way for future changes to the system.
By Jame DiBiasio | 4 January 2012
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
Distribution
For Kofia, pensions hold the key to growing funds
Korea’s self-regulatory organisation believes mutual funds need to be put on a long-term footing, which means more access to tuition savings and pension money, says MD ...
By Jame DiBiasio | 22 July 2011
Alternatives
Asian alternatives grab $124 billion of pension allocations
Pensions are raising allocations to alternatives, with investments in Asia accounting for a fast-growing proportion of assets, says a Towers Watson survey.
By Yvonne Chan | 12 July 2011
Distribution
Korea fund houses betting on pensions for salvation
Despite a bright outlook for Korean equities, it might take the expansion of corporate pensions to return assets to pre-crisis levels, says SEI’s Thae Khwarg.
By Dr Insup Lee | 8 March 2011
Asset Owners
Indonesia's Taspen to raise equity exposure next year
The state institution that manages Indonesian civil servants’ retirement funds will boost its allocation to stocks to make up for expected lower returns from fixed-income ...
By Joe Marsh | 24 November 2010
Asset Owners
US pension market will dominate next decade: Allianz
Despite strong growth projections for retirement assets in emerging Asia, most fund managers will focus on the vast US market between now and 2020.
By Alex Frew McMillan | 21 September 2010
Asset Owners
Korean corporate pension assets record swift growth
The industry is expected to double in size by the end of this year amid a continued relaxation of rules by the government, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association.
By Dr Insup Lee | 10 September 2010
Asset Owners
Japanese pensions tilt towards emerging markets and private equity
Total risk levels are falling as Japanese plan sponsors diversify away from domestic equities and hedge funds, according to a survey by JP Morgan Asset Management.
By Jame DiBiasio | 4 May 2010
Outlooks
ObamaCare may keep US in global top-10 economies
This is one bullet from the grapeshot spread by Credit Suisse demographic analyst Amlan Roy, who also argues that “Bric” is a meaningless concept and that Britain ...
By Jame DiBiasio | 26 March 2010
Asset Owners
PSPF: Hedge fund ETFs are a great idea
The Taiwanese civil servant pension fund is struggling in its search for products that it understands and that offer decent liquidity. Meanwhile, it is mulling adding a ...
By Liz Mak | 26 March 2010
Asset Owners
US public and private pension funds adopt opposite strategies
In the US, corporate pension funds are cutting their allocations to risky assets, while public funds are increasing them, says Greenwich Associates.
By Joseph Marsh | 24 March 2010
Asset Owners
Korean pension market jumps by one-third
South Korea’s corporate pension market grew by 35.9% in December to $12.2 billion as big companies entered the new system.
By Dr Insup Lee | 2 February 2010
Asset Owners
When the pie stops growing
Sumitomo Trust & Banking stakes growth in a mature pensions market on structuring fund products around its prop-desk activity.
By Jame DiBiasio | 17 December 2009
Asset Owners
Mizuho doubles pension business in three months
The trust bank now ranks as the third-largest manager of Japanese pension money, behind Sumitomo and Barclays Global Investors.
By Jame DiBiasio | 11 November 2009
Asset Owners
The NSSF’s take on renminbi convertibility
One of China’s most prominent institutional investors analyses the steps it expects could lead to a freely floating currency.
By Jame DiBiasio | 9 November 2009
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