Investors face balancing act as China bonds join FTSE index
The index provider's plans to add China's government bonds into a key index will force investors to weigh decent yields against political risks and market constraints.
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How asset owners can push for gender parity in listed companies
Asset owners can influence gender parity efforts in listed companies by engaging with companies or investing in passive indices.
Asia asset owners urged to push for climate improvement
A growing number of investors in the region are using climate-aligned allocation strategies, but they could do more. Few set environmental standards in mandates, for instance.
Asia’s asset owners show mixed progress on gender parity
Institutions in Australia and Japan are making good progress on achieving targets for gender parity, but there is still work to do in the region, including in Hong Kong.
Should GPIF shift some assets into active strategies?
The Japanese pension fund’s actively managed foreign-equity investments outperformed the far larger amounts being managed passively. Should it take active investing more seriously?
Japan’s new PM could seek to improve GPIF oversight
New prime minister Yoshihide Suga could set out plans to tighten GPIF's oversight to garner support for his re-election next year, say country experts.
