Asia’s low bond liquidity raising risks, say investors
Fund managers say the global hunt for yield is exacerbating the liquidity problems in Asian bond markets and have their doubts about how the issue can be resolved.
Webcasts
Mutual recognition: Ready, set, launch!
Fund managers in Hong Kong discuss what’s at stake as they dive into the brave new world of marketing products across the border.
WEBCAST: Outsourcing your investment operations
The increasingly complex global business model is one of the factors forcing asset owners and asset managers to look at middle-office outsourcing. Our guests discuss the issue in an AsianInvestor webcast.
WEBCAST: Data, the secret ingredient
AsianInvestor's webcast on data analytics reveals surprising attitudes and behaviour among our buy-side audience.
Webcast: climate change and the fossil fuel debate
AsianInvestor and Northern Trust Asset Management hosted a live webcast exploring whether the fossil fuel debate is hot air or a real threat to asset owners.
VIDEO: Towers Watson on the evolution of alternative investing
Jayne Bok, CFA, head of sovereign advisory for Asia at Towers Watson, discusses the evolution of alternative investing by large Asian asset owners.
WEBCAST: Stock Connect and what it means for you
Is the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect a success? Our expert guests discuss the key issues still facing investors, brokers and banks on both sides of the border.
WEBCAST: Why smart beta is here to stay
FTSE, BlackRock and guests discuss how institutional investors in Asia are using smart beta to reduce volatility and improve risk-adjusted returns.
WEBCAST: Performance measurement no longer exists in a vacuum
DST Global Solutions and AsianInvestor hosted a live webcast exploring how the performance measurement function is evolving for asset managers with the changing needs of investors, regulators and internal teams.
VIDEO: Will emerging market company earnings improve?
After this autumn's sell-off of emerging market equities, JC de Beaulieu at State Street Global Advisors explains what will drive stocks from here – and where the dangers lie.
WEBCAST: Flexible fixed income in a rising interest rate environment
Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Phillip Moffitt explains how investors can profit from a turn in the interest-rate environment.
Investment veterans flag industry challenges
Executives from BoCHK Asset Management, Nikko Asset Management, Pimco and State Street recently discussed the big issues facing Asia's investment industry.
WEBCAST: the impact of risk and regulatory reform
AsianInvestor carried out a webcast with two senior Northern Trust executives to examine the impact of post-crisis regulatory reform on institutional investors in Asia Pacific.
WEBCAST: The active decision in beta management
AsianInvestor carried out a webcast with three executives from Northern Trust to learn more about the alternative indexing process.
WEBCAST: Robeco Asia-Pac CIO explains regional view
Arnout van Rijn joins AsianInvestor for a discussion on Asia-Pacific equities and currencies and, in the process, identifies individual stocks with appeal.
VIDEO: Hong Kong's MPF moves towards employee choice
Philip Tso of Towers Watson discusses the forthcoming Employee Choice Arrangement changes to Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund regime.
VIDEO: Cashed up, Asian companies wait, says Fidelity
Matthew Sutherland, Asia-Pacific head of research at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, discusses new research on what companies are likely to do with their growing horde of cash.
VIDEO: How to delineate Russian business from politics
Michael Hanson-Lawson of East Capital discusses Russia and its neighbours, against the backdrop of the current turmoil in the Middle East and Central Asia.
Photos from AsianInvestor's Christmas drinks party
Christmas drinks
VIDEO: Likely appreciation path of RMB debated
Peter Redward of Barclays Capital and Dennis Tan of Deutsche Bank consider the pace of RMB appreciation and whether the Hong Kong dollar will be repegged to the renminbi.
