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TRENDS (Published Date :10/1/2012)

DEBT MARKETS

BNP Paribas AM touts Asian CB market
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Asia,Singapore,Europe
The low interest rate environment and equity downside have deterred convertible bond (CB) issuance in recent years, despite European investors retaining a fairly strong appetite for Asian CBs as they search for better risk-adjusted returns, says BNP Paribas Asset Management.

TECHNOLOGY

Custody platform marks latest step in segment expansion
By Toby Garrod
Category :Asia,Middle East,Global,Africa
Standard Chartered Bank’s launch of an integrated regional core custody and clearing platform for its investor and intermediary clients on September 17 marked the latest step in a major regional custody expansion project that has seen the firm double the number of markets covered in its custody universe.

GOVERNMENT FUNDS

Funds crippled by over-cautious approach
By Toby Garrod
Category :Global
Many of Asia’s government-run pension plans and sovereign wealth funds are ill-equipped to navigate the financial markets in their current form, says one industry veteran, due to the additional levels of bureaucracy that have been put in place as they try to tackle an array of problems, not least of which is media risk.

ECONOMY

Asia Pacific sees leap in HNWIs
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Japan,Global,Asia-Pacific
The number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the Asia Pacific has increased by 1.6% year on year, to reach 3.37 million, surpassing North American for the first time, according to a report released by RBC Wealth Management and Capgemini on September 19. The growth rate is double the global growth rate for 2011.
Market leaders assess latest round of QE
By Toby Garrod
Category :Japan,Global,Europe,U.S.A.
With Europe, the US, and Japan boldly moving to allay fears regarding their economies via a series of major monetary easing policies, Asian market players are transfixed on how the moves might play out through the region.

PENSIONS

Taiwan’s LIF announces solid gains
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Asia,Taiwan
Taiwan’s Labor Insurance Fund (LIF) announced on September 25 that foreign fixed income and equities managers PIMCO, Alliance Bernstein, and Wellington, all with pension funds mandated in November 2009, saw accumulated pension profits rise to US$434 million, for a gain of 24.12%, as of end-August.

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

Great expectations for China’s burgeoning market
By David Macfarlane
Category :Asia,China
The Chinese ETF industry got off to an explosive start with the success of products focused on broad-based indices. The next generation of ETFs is expected to be more sector-focussed and driven by market demand.

EQUITY MARKETS

HSBC hot on Chinese equities
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Asia,China
Phillip Poole, global head of macro and investments strategy at HSBC Global Asset Management tells Asia Asset Management that Chinese equities look appealing for the medium term, from both the forward price-to-earnings (PE) or price-to-book (PB) ratio perspectives.
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