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The acquisition will help Fundtastic to improve its profitability

Indonesian fintech firm Fundtastic buys mutual fund portal Invisee, report says

August 13, 2020

Taiwan life insurers’ record profits may not last, analysts say

August 13, 2020

Insurance: Taiwan’s top six life insurers register record high monthly combined profits of NT$40.3 billion in July

BlackRock sees Asia demand drive its global bond ETF assets to least $2 trillion by 2024

August 13, 2020

Interview: BlackRock says rising Asian demand for bond ETFs is partly driven by institutional investors

Thailand’s Social Security Office moots higher pension payout age, benefits, report says

August 12, 2020

Pensions: SSO wants to allow pension recipients to continue receiving healthcare, disability and death benefits after claiming pensions

Analysis: In Alberta, a saga of falling oil revenues and missed opportunities

August 12, 2020

Analysis: The Canadian province’s woes point to the problems of the petrochemicals sector and damage wrought by bad policy

South Korea military pension fund opens bids for US$40 million passive equity mandate

August 12, 2020

Government Funds: The mandate is benchmarked against the Korea Composite Stock Price Index

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August 2020 VOL.25 NO.8

Member choice isn’t much of a choice

The saga of Japan’s bandit grannies looks at first like a summer silly story, but the underlying issues are far more sobering. One of the world’s richest economies simply cannot provide adequate retirement incomes for its “golden agers”, who are finding prison preferable to grim existences on paltry pensions.

ESG gains new interest in Taiwan

Taiwanese institutional investors have been actively rebalancing their fixed income portfolios to take advantage of fluctuating asset prices in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, according to PineBridge Taiwan Chief Investment Officer Steven Huang.

A new financial hub

The Greater Bay Area is emerging as a new financial hub in China as Beijing looks to attract more international capital into wealth management and other financial investments in the area through a number of cross-border initiatives.

How to win in tough times

It’s an understatement to say these are challenging times. The hope that dawned with 2020 has given way to angst as the coronavirus crisis drives a global economic slump, job losses mount, and volatility becomes the name of the game in financial markets.

Choppy waters

Market volatility has disrupted the performance of Taiwan’s major pension funds, including those supervised by the Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF) and their mandate outsourcing plans. They are now shifting their portfolios from stocks to bonds and alternative investments to help offset volatility risks.

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