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China''s pension funds will find it difficult to get sufficient returns from existing mainland-listed companies.

China''s listed companies suffer from low ROE. Unless it improves, the country''s shift from a pay-as-you-go system to a funded system could be compromised.

The Canadian insurer''s strength is at the industry''s sophisticated end, so what is it doing in Asia''s emerging markets? Douglas Henck, executive VP, explains.

Monetary policy in the Philippines enters a new arena. It is no longer a matter of lowering interest rates, but whether the Monetary Board should lower rates before the US Federal Reserve does.

Thailand''s ETA hit the bond market this week with a Bt800 million issue.

The Peso hits new lows as an overnight rally of the anti-Erap groups followed a controversial Philippine Senate vote.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas spent an estimated $80 million trying to support the peso after it hit a new low.

New intervention and new reporting rules by the central bank are causing alarm among forex traders in the Philippines.