AsianInvestor's October edition now online
This Month
04 On the move
M&G not planning to replace Hendry; Pioneer targets Asia acceleration; Thai SSO promotes CIO from within; BNY Mellon looks for Asia CEO; England joins State Street for AM sales; Lam appointed wealth head at Manulife
08 Regulatory Roundup
Is HK importing A-share volatility?
Managers debate whether Hong Kong’s stock market has become beholden to the immaturities of trading mainland China
10 Data Centre: Questioning QE
Consensus seems to be the Fed was right to keep rates on hold. But there is evidence to suggest quantitative easing is not supportive of the economy and is, in fact, deflationary
12 Asset Owners
AI 300 survey
We dispel 10 things that you thought you knew about Asian institutions, but didn’t
18 China Global Investment Forum: Panellists agree to disagree on the best ways to gain exposure to international securities
22 Korea Institutional Investment Forum: NPS seeks help from external managers, while asset owners debate outsourcing and alternatives
26 Future Fund doubles cash position; China Life to issue mandates; Teachers’ Pension ramps up risk; Ontario Teachers plants flag, India institutional opportunity on the rise
28 Distributors
Scaleable progress
Japan’s decision to join the ARFP passport scheme was overshadowed by Singapore’s decision to withdraw from it
30 Q&A: Jaye Chiu, head of investment, EFG Asset Management (HK)
32 BEA Union ties up with Tianhong; Deutsche AWM lures Citi team head; Aberdeen breaks ground with WFOE; Repkow launches wealth platform
34 Fund Managers
Nextgen private equity
We identify a new breed of general managers who are finding fresh ways to bring value to companies
40 Multi-asset investing
Setting a strategic allocation years ahead is challenged in an environment of low returns and market uncertainty
44 No-man’s land
A period of permanent gloom seems to have descended over commodity hedge fund managers
48 ‘Learn to love Taiwan’
Foreign players have new rules to contend with if they want to market locally
50 Q&A: Adam Wheeler, head of Asia Pacific private credit, Babson Capital Management
56 Korea Awards: Photos from AsianInvestor’s fifth annual asset management awards ceremony in Seoul
58 China Universal brand-builds in Europe; CLSA strategist lambasts BOJ governor; MRF scheme for London; SFC urged to lower ETF approval times; Principal eyes WFOE; E Fund wins QFLP permit
60 Bookend
Troublemakers: The Most Dangerous Trade: How short sellers uncover fraud, keep markets honest, and make and lose billions
By Richard Teitelbaum