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GREATER CHINA

Rekindling the bonfire of China A-shares

Category :China

Chinese belief has it that the Year of the Dragon will bring the best the markets have to offer.

ASIAN BONDS

The global economy is shifting towards Asia

By Hui Ching-hoo

Category :Asia,China,Hong Kong

Asian bonds have been growing in significance in the fixed income universe because of their low volatility and superior sharpe ratio compared to their fixed income peers.

Asian bonds back on track

Category :Asia,Hong Kong

The Asian bond market appears to have gathered pace again following the slowdown in new issuance last year. This resurgence is mainly due to the improving appetite for fixed income as well as the continuous growth of the CNH bond market, according to HSBC Global Asset Management

Indebted West is Asian Bond Market’s Gain

Category :India,Asia,Indonesia

Global interest in Asia debt is growing. This is a direct outcome of the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe.

Asian debt markets to continue attracting investors

Category :Asia,China,Global,Europe

Amundi’s Philippe Jauer, Chief Investment Officer – Global Fixed Income & Forex (Asia) and Raymond Lim, Head of Asian Bonds, talk to Asia Asset Management about how the Asian bond market is progressing.

MPF UPDATE

Industry must raise the bar in terms of investor education

By David Macfarlane

Category :Asia,Hong Kong

Legislation for the employee choice arrangement (ECA) is pending; even so, its introduction looks likely this year, paving the way for a new era for the MPF system.

Primed for MPF reforms

Category :Hong Kong

The introduction of the Employee Choice Arrangement (ECA) to Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme has been slated for this November.

Members to have greater control over their MPF accounts

By David Macfarlane

Category :Hong Kong

The delay in introducing member choice to Hong Kong’s MPF scheme has been construed by many to be of benefit to providers as they enjoy the competition-free environment for longer

PRIVATE EQUITY PANORAMA

Larger implications of Singaporean slowdown

By Paul Mackintosh – 19/03/12

Category :Asia,Singapore

I was in Singapore this week, enjoying (among other things) a networking cocktail held by the Singapore Venture Capital Association in Harry’s Bar on Boat Key.

Singapore sustainability set to be tested

By Paul Mackintosh – 26/03/12

Category :China,Hong Kong,Singapore

Following on from my time in Singapore, at least part of it as a guest of the Singapore Venture Capital Association (SVCA) for their networking evening

ASSET MANAGEMENT FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

Keeping track of the changes

By David Macfarlane

Category :Asia,Global

The current regulatory environment has investment management firms grappling with a growing number of requirements and expectations from both regulators and investors.

INDIA

This year’s budget: Politics versus economics

By S K Mitra

Category :India

Presenting the annual budget is a tough task for Finance Ministers in any country but perhaps more so in India.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Integrity in the business is absolutely essential

By Tan Lee Hock

Category :Asia,Global

In this day and age of short-termism where one’s performance is measured on a quarterly basis and where results are expected accordingly, it is gratifying that there are others who take the long view and who are able to profit from it.