Regulators have approved five funds for participation in the cross-border ASEAN fund passport initiative.
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Individuals responsible for retirement security
Only two countries in Asia-Pacific ranked in the top 10 worldwide for retirement security, according to a report by Natixis Global Asset Management.
No big bang budget in India
India’s annual budget broadly looks positive for the markets, but has fallen short on some expectations, according to Craig Botham, emerging markets economist at Schroders.
Fund redemption as target returns achieved
Meeting of the achieved target returns rather than poor fund performance is the key reason that a majority of Asian retail investors sell their fund investments, according to new research from Cerulli Associates.
Asian Region Funds passport
The working group of the Asia Region Funds Passport has come out with a set of draft rules to facilitate cross-border funds in the region.
Aberdeen bolsters direct property investment team
Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed William Shaw as head of segregated property mandates in Asia Pacific in a move to strengthen its direct property investment team.
Alpha skills coming under the spotlight
Fund manager performance will be increasingly scrutinised as the investment environment moves into a tougher post-crisis phase, according to separate reports from Mercer and BlackRock.
Global funds end 2014 with outflows
Even as the US and Japan managed inflows, the global fund industry ended the year with net outflows, led by $852bn in investments fleeing Europe, according to data from Lipper.
Hong Kong to boost asset management skills
Hong Kong will allocate $12.9m in an effort to address an acute skills shortage in insurance, asset and wealth management services.
Fierce competition to retain managers in China
Strong growth in China’s $3.9trn asset management industry has resulted in heated competition and challenges in retaining investment talent, according to Cerulli Associates.
