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TRENDS (Published Date :4/3/2012)

Korea

Investors continue to stay at home
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Asia,Korea
Allianz Global Investors Korea Ltd (“AllianzGI Korea”) is looking to broaden its product spectrum by launching more international products this year.

INDIA

L&T mutual fund buys out Fidelity’s Indian MF business
By Ravi Ananthanarayanan
Category :India,Asia
Fidelity International has decided to exit the mutual fund business in India. L&T Finance, a subsidiary of L&T Finance Holdings, said that it has executed definitive agreements to acquire FIL Fund Management and FIL Trustee Company

TAIWAN

SITCA reveals top three equity and fixed income players
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Asia,Taiwan
JP Morgan Asset Management, Allianz Global Investors, and Capital Investment Trust are currently the three largest equities fund managers in Taiwan in terms of asset value, according to the Taiwan’s Securities Investment Trust & Consulting Association (SITCA).
PSPF back in the black
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Taiwan
Taiwan’s Public Service Pension Fund (PSPF) investments have returned to the black in the first two months of this year

CHINA

First cross-border ETFs given green light
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Asia,China
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has granted permission for Harvest and Huatai-Pinebridge to launch the first Chinese cross-border exchange traded funds

INDEXING

Big players launch industry trade body
Category :Asia,U.S.A.
MSCI, S&P Indices and FTSE have announced the creation of the first ever trade association for the index industry.

JAPAN

Nikko AM’s McCarthy to retire, Beazley to continue growth strategy
Category :Asia,Japan
Nikko Asset Management Co Ltd has announced that Timothy F McCarthy, chairman and CEO of Nikko Asset Management, has decided to retire at the end of this fiscal year.

EXCHANGES

HKEx and SHFE sign MOU
Category :China,Hong Kong
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation and the exchange of information.

HONG KONG

RQFII products see tepid response
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Asia,China,Hong Kong,Global
The RMB qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) scheme has received tepid market response in Hong Kong.
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