AI300: Insurers buck China’s lagging AUM growth
Chinese asset owners lost to Hong Kong and Taiwan in terms of their aggregate AUM growth, but its insurance companies were standout climbers.
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Taiwan eyeing Hong Kong’s wealth business
The local regulator is preparing proposals that aim to make Taiwan as appealing as Singapore and Hong Kong as a wealth hub. Challenges abound though.
Why Taiwan’s new fund rules won't prevent “churning”
The local regulator is introducing new rules to discourage wealth managers from constantly shifting investor assets into new funds. But some believe the practice will continue.
Cathay Life eyes capital raise ahead of regulatory changes
More insurers in Taiwan will likely follow suit in the coming years to prepare themselves for a more stringent regulatory environment.
BlackRock seeks new Taiwan head amid restructuring
The world's biggest fund house is making changes to its management and sales setup in Taiwan after a sharp fall in its assets under management there since end-2017.
Taiwan’s insurers to face tighter capital rules
The local regulator is proposing to introduce a new metric for evaluating capital adequacy that may yet force even the biggest players to reduce their equity investments.
Cathay Life to continue raising foreign investments
The biggest life insurer in Taiwan will allocate more capital overseas in contrast to some of its peers and against the local regulator’s wishes.
Why Taiwan’s asset owners are eager for more ETFs
Insurers in Taiwan are leading a rising level of interest in ETFs among north Asian countries, seeing the vehicles as convenient for targeting higher yields and hedging purposes.
Taiwan expected to see pick-up in HK asset migration
As the political crisis in Hong Kong continues, investors and financial services professionals believe more individuals could move themselves and their wealth to Taiwan.
Market Views: Will Southeast Asia see a slowdown?
South and Southeast Asia have been an oasis of calm amid global uncertainty, but can the region maintain this level of calm? Five fund managers offer their views.
PSPF may still avoid private equity despite new rules
The proposed lengthening of its external mandates will make it easier to invest in private equity. The Taiwan pension fund isn't raring to take advantage though.
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BLF postpones multi-factor bond quest
There will now be no such mandate this year because of the difficulties involved in finding an appropriate benchmark, Taiwan’s biggest state pension fund tells AsianInvestor.
AsianInvestor's top fund houses by market, explained (part 2)
In the next part of our award summaries, we reveal the reasons for choosing the top fund houses for the second set of Asia Pacific's main regional markets.
Why Taiwan needs more topdown ESG engagement
Taiwan's Bureau for Labor Funds is helping push ESG standards, but the island's investors need topdown regulatory guidance to make the concepts flourish.
BLF and FSC seek to instil an ESG culture in Taiwan
The standards are relatively new in Taiwan, but there is enough raw potential among its citizens to support a deeper level of adoption.
Cathay Life resists pressure for greater home bias
Taiwan's largest insurance group defends the industry's high overseas investments as calls grow for insurers to shift their money home.
China tensions fail to dim outlook for Taiwan funds
Despite current political tensions, a new report suggests there is a much more cooperative relationship between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland from a business perspective.
Cathay Life to invest more in bond ETFs
Other insurers in Taiwan will most likely follow suit after the recent investment limit on Formosa bonds.
Pension funds await Taiwan’s first ESG ETF
Taiwan will soon have its first ESG ETF and pension funds could be the likeliest target market.
Asia’s standout investors: Why KWAP and BLF’s Liu won
AsianInvestor details why Malaysia's KWAP stood strong for its ESG commitment, and how Liu Li-ju of Taiwan's BLF impresses for her ongoing efforts to improve its capabilities.
