PWM Asia Archives » 2010 » April
Eastern clients fear Western influence
21 April, 2010
Wealth managers may be right to move some key personnel into Asia, but rebalancing portfolios provides a greater challenge
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Joong Jae Yoon, Standard Chartered First Bank |
Global players eye Korean growth
21 April, 2010
Both domestic and foreign banks are looking to benefit from the easing regulations in the Korean market, reports Rekha Menon
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Private banking agenda driven by Asian roar
21 April, 2010
The growing importance of Asia to the wealth management industry is underlined by the flow of new money from the region and a number of senior executives moving to the area, writes Sebastian Dovey
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Desmond Ng, Invesco |
Invesco to strengthen Chinese ties
21 April, 2010
Desmond Ng, Invesco’s head of distribution in Asia ex Japan, tells Elisa Trovato why he has high hopes for China’s mutual funds industry
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Himanshu Bhagat, Morgan Stanley |
Indian investors happy to shun wider world
21 April, 2010
With a rapidly expanding economy, the prospects for the Indian wealth management industry are rosy indeed. However, as Rekha Menon reports, Indian high net worth individuals tend to be very conservative in their outlook, and given the healthy state of the domestic market, hardly possess a global outlook
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Werner Schlossmacher, Credit Suisse Private Banking |
Sending out the right message
21 April, 2010
As Asia’s wealthy investors, risk appetites improve following the financial crisis, many are starting to turn to private bankers for advice on how best to structure their investment portfolios, writes Elisa Trovato
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Analyzing ETF investments and clarifying misconceptions for Asian investors
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21 April, 2010
Since their debut in the nineties, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have become a popular tool for investors seeking cheap, liquid, flexible exposure to equities and other asset classes. By the end of 2009, assets managed by ETFs worldwide reached over one trillion US dollars*. While the US and European ETF markets account for more than 90% of ETF assets globally, it is the potential for ETFs to take off in Asia which has really captured people’s attention.
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Should Brics form a core allocation in portfolios?
21 April, 2010
In 2001, Goldman Sachs Investment Research coined the concept of Bric (Brazil, Russia, India, China), identifying some of the world’s fastest growing economies. It was forecasted that the Bric economies could collectively rival the G7, in terms of share of global growth, by 2050. They now believe the speed of development is such they could rival the G7 by 2032
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Guy Monson, Sarasin & Partners |
Opening the back door to emerging market growth
21 April, 2010
Private investors looking to access growth in Asia’s emerging markets should consider investing in global funds, therefore taking advantage of Western companies looking to source increased profits from the region, writes Elliot Smither, although some local specialists remain unconvinced about this strategy
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Sharia's promises turn to asian reality
21 April, 2010
Indonesia and central Asian Muslim countries are seen as the next target markets for Sharia investments, which emerged largely unscathed from the financial crisis, writes Ceri Jones, but strict rules are off-putting to some
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