Western Asset sub-advises Japan’s biggest mutual fund, the Kokusai Global Sovereign Open Fund. But since acquiring this business as part of the 2006 Legg Mason acquisition of Citigroup Asset Management, the California-based fixed-income house is now looking at how to become an equally dominant player in Japan’s institutional market. Western, which is one of several independent asset-management companies within the Legg Mason group, now... Read the whole story 
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With cheap valuations, strong return-on-equity and a calm inflation outlook, Russia could be the emerging market play in 2008. More
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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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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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The fund house is more positive on bonds, seeing opportunities in rising yields as the market discounts the possibility of further rate hikes.
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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.
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Lipper figures show funds that invest in China were among those that underperformed in May.
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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.
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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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