Market Views: Is it enough to scrap the MPF offset?

Fund Managers

Ernest Chan

Oct 18, 2018

Four pension industry specialists weigh in on Hong Kong's decision to abolish the controversial Mandatory Provident Fund offset mechanism and introduce a two-tier subsidy.

Hong Kong is making changes to its MPF system

On October 10, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announced that the Mandatory Provident Fund’s MPF controversial offsetting mechanism, under which employers can withdraw money from the contributions...

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Bee Lin Ang

Funds houses are acquiring niche players in order to cover weaknesses in alternatives, which is the industry’s largest revenue pool, and as ESG's importance grows.

Asset Owners

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Richard Morrow

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Moves

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Asset Owners

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Jolie Ho

China is set to integrate its interbank bond and exchange bond markets. Five market experts share their thoughts on the move.

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This is the second of six articles in Eastspring’s Asian Expert Series, which explores the future of Asia post Covid-19. While the outbreak accelerated many of the technological shifts that were already underway prior to the pandemic, we identify five key trends that will reshape the global landscape and the role Asia will play.

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Richard Newell

In an environment where investing in a few large cap stocks is the key to outperformance, fund managers who are truly active and still outperform will gain appeal, industry experts say.

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