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TRENDS (Published Date :5/3/2012)

BRICs

Threat of inflation abating
By David Macfarlane
Category :Asia,China,Brazil
The threat of inflation abated as food pricing pressures decreased in 2011, Douglas Cairns, investment specialist, Asia and emerging market equities at Threadneedle, claims.

ALTERNATIVES

Hedge funds outperform traditional asset classes
Category :United Kingdom
Hedge funds significantly outperformed traditional asset classes such as equities, bonds and commodities over the last 17 years, according to a new study by The Centre for Hedge Fund Research at Imperial College in London.

THAILAND

GPF dishes out five global equity mandates
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Thailand
Thailand’s Government Pension Fund (GPF) has awarded US$900 million worth of global equity mandates to five fund managers – T. Row Price, MFS Investment Management, Altrinsic Global Advisors, INTECH Investment Management and Veritas Asset Management.

CHINA

AXA IM sets up shop in Beijing
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :China
AXA Investment Managers has been given the green light from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to open a rep office in Beijing.
SAFE grants US$700 million worth of QFII quotas
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :China
China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has granted US$700 million worth of qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) quota to five foreign institutions.

GCC

AM industry poised to grow to the next level of sophistication
Category :Middle East,Global,Qatar
A diversified asset management industry has emerged in the GCC over the last decade, according to a study conducted by Markab Advisory and sponsored by Qatar Financial Centre Authority.

INDIA

RBI easing versus fiscal issues
By S K Mitra
Category :India,Asia
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been one of the most hawkish central banks in Asia.

M&A

ING’s AM business up for grabs
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Asia,Australia,Japan,Korea,Global
Australia’s Macquarie Group and Japan’s Nikko Asset Management are reportedly among the companies interested in buying ING’s Asian asset managing business in a deal that could be worth US$500 million to $600 million, according to Reuters.

RQFII

One-third of RQFII participants have ETFs in the pipeline
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :China
At least seven out of the existing 21 RMB qualified foreign institution investor (RQFII) participants have reported to the Securities and Futures Commission their plans to launch RQFII ETF products, according to the Shanghai Securities Journal.
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