To paraphrase Bill Clinton, it’s the leverage, stupid. That was the message delivered earlier this week to an audience of fund-management and custody executives in Hong Kong by Woody Brock, president of New York-based think tank Strategic Economic Decisions. Brock, a multi-degreed Harvard and Princeton PhD, advises institutional investors and money managers in the United States, including Fidelity and IBM Pension Fund, on interest rates... Read the whole story 
By Jame DiBiasio | 18 Apr 2008
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Strategies such as joint ventures between Indian firms and international managers are being pursued to capture a significant portion of this niche market. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 18 Apr 2008
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For KGR's staff and operations, however, it will remain business as usual. More
By Simon Osborne | 18 Apr 2008
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Funds in Malaysia generally fail to impress for the fifth straight month. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 18 Apr 2008
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Macquarie, SBI and the International Finance Corporation, as a cornerstone investor, plan to contribute a total of $450 million to start the fund, which is expected to launch by the end of June. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 17 Apr 2008
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Deutsche Bank’s Private Wealth Management CIO Chew Soon Gek shares her investment outlook for the rest of 2008. 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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Alex Ng of Fortis tells a self-satisfied industry to change its ways if it is to compete against hedge funds, structured products and ETFs.
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The review of rules governing funds is aimed at making Hong Kong more competitive in the region, as mainland investors continue to search for overseas investments.
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Alex Klein Tank, the adviser to the $100 million Thai-focused Elite Fund, talks to AsianInvestor about his outlook for a market that seeks to re-enter the spotlight after a period in the doldrums due to internal politics.
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Y.V. Reddy, governor of the Reserve Bank of India, says the pros and cons of India having its own sovereign wealth fund are still under debate.
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Equity investors should realise that now is a good time to enter the markets, argues global-equities head Maisonneuve.
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Gao Yang takes over the role of Guy Uding, who is back with ING Investment Management as Asian head of special strategy.
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Martin Visairas will pick up capital introductions responsibilities at Merrill Lynch prime broking in Hong Kong while new arrangements are worked out.
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The next three years will serve as a seeding stage for Chinese sovereign wealth funds to outsource their foreign investments. By the end of 2010, the speed of outsourcing is likely to hasten.
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