Barclays Global Investors has become the dominant manager of Japanese defined-benefit pension funds, with more assets under management than the next three-biggest fund managers combined. According to Hong Kong-based Japan Pensions Industry Database (JPID), an analysis of annual returns filed with the Japan Securities Investment Advisers Association by its member firms shows BGI now runs ¥15.6 trillion ($145 billion) of Japanese DB... Read the whole story 
By Jame DiBiasio | 23 Jun 2008
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The fund house is more positive on bonds, seeing opportunities in rising yields as the market discounts the possibility of further rate hikes. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 23 Jun 2008
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Head of investment strategy at AMP Capital Investors, Shane Oliver, says although managing inflation and interest rates is a challenge, they won’t have a great long-term impact on the region’s equity markets. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 23 Jun 2008
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Lipper figures show funds that invest in China were among those that underperformed in May. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 23 Jun 2008
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The Al Safi Trust alternative investment platform is launched in Dubai featuring five commodities hedge funds that comply with sharia law. More
By Simon Osborne | 20 Jun 2008
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EPFR Global is expanding its coverage of frontier markets to meet increasing demand from clients, says managing director Brad Durham. More
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The restoration of parliamentary democracy has cheered the fund management industry, but the new government is under pressure to address the market's structural shortcomings. More
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Vasundhara Pradeep, business consultancy sales for Asia-Pacific at UBS Prime Brokerage, answers questions on providing solutions to hedge funds to establish, expand and manage a successful business in the region.
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Jordan to step down to frontier market status in November. Israel, South Korea Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE are under consideration for upgrades, while Argentina and Colombia could be downgraded.
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The Japanese fund house launches a series of socially responsible equity products and is now preparing a global sovereign bond fund that will invest in countries that support sustainable development.
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Losses in the mainland’s domestic equities market are mounting and show no sign of abating, with inflation remaining a top concern.
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Hedge fund group CQS appoints two new professionals to its Hong Kong office. David Kilgour and David Welsh will be involved in trading and algorithmic development respectively.
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Executives from the two fund houses say operational plans for their respective offices in Hong Kong are still being finalised.
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ING Investment Management will launch its first Mena equities fund in the third quarter of 2008 and expects more than half of its commitments to come from global institutional investors.
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A report released by the two parties, plus KPMG, projects that returns from Asian real estate investments will remain higher than the global average.
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