AsianInvestor's July 2011 edition now online
We unveil our list of the top 200 institutional investors in Asia ex-Japan by AUM and the results of our fund-admin survey. Also under the spotlight: Chinese insurance asset managers, structured products and Singapore real estate. Clink link to access.
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Contents
4 Up front
KIC using ‘active’ index strategies; Hospital Authority awards a CNH mandate; NCSSF’s new offshore RFPs
11 Up front: on the move
Rajeev De Mello goes to Schroders; June Wong joins Threadneedle; Singapore’s CPF poaches from Citi
12 Operations manager
Brook Taylor, VinaCapital
14 Regulatory roundup
Korea’s new hedge-fund rules, Hong Kong considers short-position reporting, China may allow credit derivatives
16 Fund flows
Asia fund flows come to a standstill
18 Q&A
Daisuke Hamaguchi, Japan PFA
FEATURES
20 Asia ex-Japan’s $15.6 trillion club
The AsianInvestor 200 ranking of the region’s biggest institutional investors by assets
30 Fund administration survey
How trends in the onshore and offshore funds industries of Korea, Taiwan and Japan shape business for custodians
36 Under starter’s orders
Issuers and distributors of structured products are gaining greater certainty as to what works for Asian investors in a tighter regulatory environment
40 The rise of China’s insurance asset managers
Insurance asset-management companies can now compete head-on with the very fund-management groups that currently manage their equities investments
42 An inflating dispute
Fund managers covering emerging-market equities can’t agree on what inflation means for their portfolios, making this is an important test for active managers
46 Volume drought for Asian equities
Volume and turnover in Asian equities fell off a cliff after the March earthquake in Japan, hurting brokers and the buy-side alike
50 Russia, the unloved Bric
Russian investment opportunities are priced for risk, but perhaps fail to reflect the potential for rewards
52 Multi-managers add tailoring
Customisation is the new watchword among providers of multi-manager investment products
54 Asia’s 25 most influential women in asset management
AsianInvestor hosted the group for a charity luncheon
58 Investment opportunities in Asian fixed income
Highlights from our two-day event on Asian bond markets include discussions on inflation, credit quality and the overall development of the region’s capital markets
ALTERNATIVE INVESTOR
62 Space is the place in Singapore
Prices are soaring in the Lion City for commercial real estate, yet it seems still more investors are joining the fray
66 The good, the bad and the ugly of regulation
Hedge funds and private-equity groups in Asia face an avalanche of new regulation. Here’s what you need to know
70 Alternative Q&A
Chris Seaver, CLSA Capital Partners
72 Alternative roundup
Permal adds academic firepower; Woori Absolute Partners and NewAlpha launch seed fund; Alan Landau’s new fund
Contents
4 Up front
KIC using ‘active’ index strategies; Hospital Authority awards a CNH mandate; NCSSF’s new offshore RFPs
11 Up front: on the move
Rajeev De Mello goes to Schroders; June Wong joins Threadneedle; Singapore’s CPF poaches from Citi
12 Operations manager
Brook Taylor, VinaCapital
14 Regulatory roundup
Korea’s new hedge-fund rules, Hong Kong considers short-position reporting, China may allow credit derivatives
16 Fund flows
Asia fund flows come to a standstill
18 Q&A
Daisuke Hamaguchi, Japan PFA
FEATURES
20 Asia ex-Japan’s $15.6 trillion club
The AsianInvestor 200 ranking of the region’s biggest institutional investors by assets
30 Fund administration survey
How trends in the onshore and offshore funds industries of Korea, Taiwan and Japan shape business for custodians
36 Under starter’s orders
Issuers and distributors of structured products are gaining greater certainty as to what works for Asian investors in a tighter regulatory environment
40 The rise of China’s insurance asset managers
Insurance asset-management companies can now compete head-on with the very fund-management groups that currently manage their equities investments
42 An inflating dispute
Fund managers covering emerging-market equities can’t agree on what inflation means for their portfolios, making this is an important test for active managers
46 Volume drought for Asian equities
Volume and turnover in Asian equities fell off a cliff after the March earthquake in Japan, hurting brokers and the buy-side alike
50 Russia, the unloved Bric
Russian investment opportunities are priced for risk, but perhaps fail to reflect the potential for rewards
52 Multi-managers add tailoring
Customisation is the new watchword among providers of multi-manager investment products
54 Asia’s 25 most influential women in asset management
AsianInvestor hosted the group for a charity luncheon
58 Investment opportunities in Asian fixed income
Highlights from our two-day event on Asian bond markets include discussions on inflation, credit quality and the overall development of the region’s capital markets
ALTERNATIVE INVESTOR
62 Space is the place in Singapore
Prices are soaring in the Lion City for commercial real estate, yet it seems still more investors are joining the fray
66 The good, the bad and the ugly of regulation
Hedge funds and private-equity groups in Asia face an avalanche of new regulation. Here’s what you need to know
70 Alternative Q&A
Chris Seaver, CLSA Capital Partners
72 Alternative roundup
Permal adds academic firepower; Woori Absolute Partners and NewAlpha launch seed fund; Alan Landau’s new fund
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