AsianInvestor magazine’s September edition now online
SEPTEMBER 2016
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6 On the move
Value Partners adds in China and beyond; Howell to lead Zurich in Asia-Pacific; TIAA poaches Invesco trio for Asia buildout
8 Regulatory Roundup
What to expect from the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Stock Connect when it finally opens for business in December
10 Data Centre
Wealth managers stand out even as Hong Kong’s overall AUM falls
16 Expanding ESG in Asia
Pressure from the region’s asset owners is pushing environmental, social and governance issues up the agenda
12 Q&A: AIA’s Mark Konyn
The insurer’s CIO on coping with a low-return landscape and the spectre of inflation
22 Chinese insurers are seeing AUM soar, but the growth could be storing up trouble for the future
30 Battered by dismal bond yields and struggling with increased regulation, how do insurers stay afloat?
34 Weighed down by onerous capital requirements and low interest rates, insurers in Southeast Asia may ask the authorities for help
38 Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service looks for overseas and alternatives exposure
40 Leading pension funds and life insurers in Korea set out their challenges at an AsianInvestor forum
42 News: Hedge funds back in favour with asset owners; Muang Thai looks overseas; EPF’s sharia move wins favour
Distributors
44 Q&A: Jupai Holdings
One of China’s fastest growing wealth managers is expanding; the head of its new Hong Kong office explains why
48 News: Lombard Odier eyes more after Philippines deal; Call to ease account rules in HK; Aviva bids for a slice of Singapore market
Fund Managers
50 Brexit fallout
Assessing the impact of Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union – is London still the place to be?
54 The stakes are high for Chinese hedge funds as they take their first steps offshore in Hong Kong
58 Regulatory easing is bringing Thailand’s fund industry to life, and luring overseas players
62 Q&A: Brandon Prater of Partners Group on investing in renewable energy
64 News: Chinese authorities step up shadow-banking crackdown; JP Morgan AM bolsters research in Asia; BoJ fails to inspire
66 Bookend
The Rise and Fall of Nations by Ruchir Sharma