AsianInvestor's May 2015 edition now online
The Growth
5 Taiwan
How a sleepy island became one of the largest mutual fund markets in Asia
12 MPF
A colonial legacy that must now adapt to provide financial security to retirees
14 Hong Kong
As China became the dominant factor, did HK do enough to secure its future?
18 Singapore
It has seen success as an investment hub, but has Singapore failed as a funds centre?
21 Japan
A key market for third-party institutional managers and retail fund distributors
26 Korea
The institutional market has grown strongly while its funds market has also revived
28 China
The pace of change accelerates, but the nation is a long way from global dominance
32 Australia
Undoubtedly successful as a mature pension savings market, now more outward-looking
36 India
A new optimism provides opportunities for asset management and pensions
38 Asean
As core countries of this regional bloc show their true potential, the future looks bright
40 Islamic finance
Defying the sceptics, sharia investments are slowly integrating into the mainstream
42 ETFs
Asian listings have grown and the variety of products improved, but sales need a boost
46 AI 300
Over 15 years, we have seen the emergence of China and the growth of sovereign funds
48 SWFs
Sovereign investor assets have grown strongly, but they now face an identity crisis
52 Data Centre
AI examines trends in retail and institutional wealth and mutual fund growth across the region
The Future
55 Grantham on growth
Jeremy Grantham, chief investment strategist at GMO, discusses the trends that will shape the next 20 years
60 This is your future
Environmental, social and governance funds will become part of mainstream investment, but only if they can deliver results
62 Portfolio predictor
Investors must be mindful that China and India will form an increasingly large component of emerging market portfolios
64 The future of retirement in East Asia
Societies understand they can’t rely on family support, but there is a divergence on where responsibility should lie
66 RMB: all change by 2020
As RMB internationalisation plays out, we assess measures for China to be fully integrated into the global economy
68 Breaking down borders
How many cross-border fund passport regimes will there be in 15 years? Possibly one, or even none at all
70 Keeping growth organic
It may be some time before we see much in the way of Asian asset managers getting involved in mergers and acquisitions
72 Technology shift
Asset managers without a strategy to address efficiencies revolutionising the industry will die out
74 AsianInvestor through the ages
From way back when AI was called Pensions Asia, we take a look at some of AI’s notable covers from the last 15 years
76 Bookend
Assessing the top 5 Asia-related books selected from the reviews published at the back of AI since 2012