Speaking at the AsianInvestor Annual Taiwan Offshore Investment Forum, Lee Shyan Yuan, commissioner of Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), says the regulator is looking for ways to give local pension funds and insurers greater access to offshore and alternative assets. “Traditional static portfolio theories are no longer efficient,” Lee says, noting that, in many cases, investments in domestic equities or Treasury... Read the whole story 
By Liz Mak | 11 Apr 2008
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Man Investments has raised $600 million for its China Methane Recovery Fund and unveils its new green unit, Man Environmental Capital Opportunities. More
By Simon Osborne | 11 Apr 2008
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What better time to introduce a product investing in “the world’s worst stockmarket”? More
By Jame DiBiasio | 11 Apr 2008
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The Alternative Investment Management Association says hedge funds are the target of unreasonable criticism. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 11 Apr 2008
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This latest fund excludes South Korea and Taiwan which are considered developing markets economically but are still trapped in the emerging category due to reasons related to their capital markets. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 10 Apr 2008
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Aberdeen is among the five foreign fund managers that are permitted to operate in Malaysia. The firm is now pursuing an Islamic funds management licence in the country, according to local managing director Gerald Ambrose. More
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From AsianInvestor magazine: Not everyone is crying into their beer over whipsawing securities markets – some hedge funds are in their element. Can investors still get into the game of trading volatility? More
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Jadeite Capital, the new Asian long/short fund run by New York-based Greg Jones, receives some seed money.
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Chen Bin, most recently a senior consultant at rival firm Hewitt, is charged with expanding Mercer’s government and pension funds business.
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Carbon credit advisory firm Emergent Ventures India plans to expand its businesses in South and Southeast Asia and build the company’s engineering, procurement and construction capabilities.
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The launch of the firm’s second technology fund in China – and its largest single-country fund worldwide – coincides with its tenth year of investing in the mainland.
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The approval is expected to free up insurance assets for fund management companies.
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Geographically, China has the highest weighting in the index; sector-wise, it's energy.
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Scott Lawrence will work with the company’s nine-person Asia-based sales team from Vanguard's office in Singapore.
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A memorandum of understanding signed with the Securities & Exchange Commission in the US makes it the fifth market in which Chinese banks can invest.
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