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Asset Owners
Taiwan’s BLI picks trio for global equity mandates
The Bureau of Labor Insurance names MFS, BlackRock and Amundi to manage $200 million each. They were selected on the strength of their developed market expertise.
By Leigh Powell | 25 October 2011
Asset Owners
Taiwan’s PSPF launches global fixed income mandates
The pension fund is asking managers to pitch for three fixed income mandates – its first in over four years – predominantly to invest in global investment grade ...
By Leanne Wang | 29 September 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
Taiwan's BLI issues $600 million global equity RFP
Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Insurance issues its largest ever batch of global equity mandates, which will boost its overseas equity investments by almost a third.
By Leanne Wang | 19 July 2011
Business Moves
Polaris to launch Taiwan's first retail ESG fund
Polaris will introduce the first environmental, social and governance fund for retail investors in Taiwan; it will invest in emerging markets.
By Leanne Wang | 13 July 2011
Markets
Taiwan insurers to target CNH market with up to $20 billion
The island’s Financial Supervisory Commission has moved to allow insurance firms to invest in RMB-denominated assets in Hong Kong this month as they await QFII licences.
By Leanne Wang | 7 July 2011
Markets
Senior figures mull implications of MSCI reclassification
MSCI is set to announce if it will upgrade Korea and Taiwan to developed-market status. We discuss the likely impact of the move with active managers, heads of ETF businesses ...
By Leigh Powell | 20 June 2011
Asset Owners
Taiwan’s PSPF awards $1 billion in equity mandates
The Public Service Pension Fund has handed out three $200 million global equity portfolios and a pair of $200 million emerging-market equity mandates.
By Joe Marsh | 17 June 2011
Asset Owners
Most managers aren’t hitting targets, says PSPF chairman
Taiwan’s Public Service Pension Fund lists the managers who have failed to hit target returns, with chairman Chang Che-shen acknowledging the benchmarks may be too tough.
By Leanne Wang | 18 April 2011
Markets
Sidelined Taiwanese fascinated by CNH possibilities
Taiwan’s financial institutions are keen to participate in offshore renminbi and other China-related opportunities, but are still figuring out what the opportunity really is.
By Jame DiBiasio | 6 April 2011
Asset Owners
Taiwanese IIs responding to a risky world
Many are adopting tail-risk protection into their asset allocation strategies, but a conference hears how they are also seeking to diversify to counter high domestic inflation.
By Leanne Wang | 4 April 2011
Outlooks
China A-shares face tough 2011-12: GF CEO Li
Li Jianyong, CEO at China's GF Securities and director at E Fund in Guangzhou, believes Chinese equities will struggle for the short term.
By Jame DiBiasio | 1 April 2011
Markets
Mirae Asset moves to enter Taiwan market via M&A deal
Attracted by Taiwan's growth potential and strengthening Greater China ties, Mirae Asset Global Investments signs an MOU to buy a majority stake in TLG Asset Management.
By Leigh Powell | 31 January 2011
Markets
No rash of QFII approvals expected despite long queue
New QFII licence approvals for two Taiwan firms bring the total this year to just 10. Z-Ben Advisors sees negative correlation between approvals and local stock market performance.
By Leanne Wang | 8 November 2010
Distribution
Threadneedle boosts Asia sales force with focus on state funds
The UK asset manager has sharpened its focus on Southeast Asia and Taiwan and has more product launches in the pipeline, probably including renminbi funds.
By Joe Marsh | 24 August 2010
Asset Owners
Taiwan's Labour Pension Fund awards $750 million in mandates
Legg Mason's Esemplia, Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Vontobel will each run a $250 million global emerging-market portfolio, the state entity’s first GEM mandates.
By Joe Marsh | 12 August 2010
People Moves
Vontobel lures Edward Wu from ING in sales drive
Wu will run Greater China sales out of Hong Kong, replacing David Yuan, as the Zurich-based firm chalks up two recent mandates and registers three more funds in Taiwan.
By Joe Marsh | 5 August 2010
Distribution
Janus Capital picks ING as Taiwan master agent
The US asset manager switches from PineBridge Investments to a new funds distributor in its biggest Asian market after Japan.
By Joseph Marsh | 15 June 2010
Distribution
MFS completes Asia retail sales trio
The US asset manager has hired Sharon Lee in Singapore to complement its duo of sales directors in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
By Joseph Marsh | 25 May 2010
Business Moves
Shenyin Wanguo to advise Shin Kong on China investments
Shin Kong Site in Taipei is tapping into Shenyin Wanguo Asset Management's China expertise in its latest Greater China fund launch. Shenyin Wanguo may follow up with a fund ...
By Liz Mak | 5 May 2010
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US dollar
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Japanese yen
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Aussie dollar
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Singapore dollar
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Chinese renminbi
  22%
 
None of the above; gold
  12%
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