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Taiwan’s public pension fund to invest more offshore

At last week's AsianInvestor Annual Offshore Investment Forum, Chu Wu-Hsien, management board chairman of the $17.49 billion Public Service Pension Fund in Taiwan, said offshore investments and innovative tools will underpin future pension fund development worldwide. As investment markets become more international and grow deeper, sticking with outdated risk management and restrictive asset allocations translates to low returns,... Read the whole story  

By Liz Mak | 14 Apr 2008

Products & Distribution

Climate change theme not exclusively for believers

Deutsche Asset Management aspires to be a leading manager of climate change funds and says even non-believers stand to benefit from this investment theme. More  

By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 14 Apr 2008

People Moves

BNY ConvergEx makes senior Asia appointment

Global agency broker BNY ConvergEx appoints Luis Camacho as head of its Asian business in a bid to boost its presence in the region. More  

By Nina Mehra | 14 Apr 2008

People Moves

Deutsche adds to equity sales team in Singapore

Nilesh Navlakha joins the German bank as head of regional equity sales for Singapore. More  

By Lara Wozniak | 14 Apr 2008

Markets & Regulation

Taiwan’s FSC plans overhaul of investment rules

FSC commissioner Lee Shyan Yuan says the regulator recognises that the industry's traditional static portfolio theories are inefficient and that change is at hand. More  

By Liz Mak | 11 Apr 2008

Weekly Q&A

Deutsche fund manager identifies setbacks and opportunities

Deutsche Bank’s Private Wealth Management CIO Chew Soon Gek shares her investment outlook for the rest of 2008. More  

 
Magazine Feature

Viva volatility!

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  

Other News
Alternative Investments

Man raises the roof with methane

Man Investments has raised $600 million for its China Methane Recovery Fund and unveils its new green unit, Man Environmental Capital Opportunities.

Products & Distribution

PXP plans to list new Vietnam fund on SGX

What better time to introduce a product investing in “the world’s worst stockmarket”?

Commentary

Nothing wrong with legitimate shorting, says Aima

The Alternative Investment Management Association says hedge funds are the target of unreasonable criticism.

Products & Distribution

Fidelity launches emerging Asia fund

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.

Alternative Investments

Green light for Jadeite

Jadeite Capital, the new Asian long/short fund run by New York-based Greg Jones, receives some seed money.

People Moves

Mercer names China head of investment consulting

Chen Bin, most recently a senior consultant at rival firm Hewitt, is charged with expanding Mercer’s government and pension funds business.

Business Moves

EVI raises funds for regional expansion

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.

Alternative Investments

Intel Capital launches $500 million China fund

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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