Pfandbriefe come to China

Feb 12, 2004

Do mention the war, says Dr Louis Hagen, general manager of the Association of German Mortgage Banks of the 230-year old instruments: they have survived two world catastrophes without defaulting.

With foreign exchange reserves bulging with low-yielding US treasuries it is no secret that from Seoul to Singapore, Asia's central banks are casting around for something a little more exciting.

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