Asset owners agree to disagree on global investing

Asset owners and advisers agreed to disagree on best practices in international investing at AsianInvestor’s 2nd annual China Global Investment Forum in Beijing this week. One on-stage debate centred on the approach institutions should take to accessing emerging and developed markets and whether active or passive was the best way. It is a poignant issue in mainland China, where asset owners are beginning to diversify overseas in increasing numbers. The forum heard that Chinese s…