PWM Asia Archives » 2008 » October
Searching for sunshine amidst global storm
15 October, 2008
Expansion activity in Asia continues as investment houses struggle with volatile markets at home, but success is far from certain
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Stening: “It is absolutely key to have
a strong local partner” |
Pioneer seeks Indian expansion
15 October, 2008
New partner Bank of Baroda’s established infrastructure will help Pioneer’s ambitious expansion plans, reports Elisa Trovato
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Cassidy: “People will come to
appreciate the value of professional
asset management” |
QDII losses a temporary setback
15 October, 2008
Asset allocation and diversification are central to the manager of managers concept which SEI is introducing in China, reports Elisa Trovato
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Price must be right in a buyer’s market
15 October, 2008
The Asian market is growing fast but, asks Sebastian Dovey, how much of this new money is making its way into the wealth management sector?
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Michel Longhini, BNP Paribas Private bank |
Feeding an appetite for innovation
15 October, 2008
Michel Longhini from BNP Paribas Private bank believes Asian investors to be very sophisticated, favouring a hands-on approach to wealth management. Elisa Trovato reports
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Peter Flavel, global head of private banking at Standard Chartered |
‘Emerging markets are part of our DNA’
15 October, 2008
Wealth managers are looking to benefit from the high levels of growth in emerging markets, but, as Peter Flavel, global head of private banking at Standard Chartered tells Peter Guest, success in Asian markets requires a very different strategy to those that bring success in the west
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Amy Cho |
Pictet taps up banks for mass affluent Push
15 October, 2008
Asset managers are having to adapt their products to succeed in a competitive Asian market. Peter Guest talks to Amy Cho about how Pictet’s global theme funds are proving attractive to Asian investors
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Long-term vision for strong links
15 October, 2008
These are tough times for the Chinese fund industry. Foreign shareholders are faced not only with poorly performing markets, but distribution problems and cultural and political differences. But the rewards for those who persevere could be substantial, writes Henry Smith
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Time to take contrarian investment approach and reconsider Japan
15 October, 2008
Despite fears of a recession, Japanese corporate fundamentals are robust and Japanese equities provide a compelling developed-market investment
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‘Today only 4 per
cent of household
money goes into
funds. In the next
five to 10 years,there is a clear case for this to double’
Ashu Suyash,
Fidelity International |
Banks planning wider product portfolios
15 October, 2008
Despite huge growth in recent years there is still plenty of scope for expansion in the Indian mutual fund industry, writes Rekha Menon
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Streamlining multi-manager investing
15 October, 2008
Lim Meng Tat, head of redistribution Asia at Russell Investments, discusses the benefits of investing in manager of manager funds and the challenges of promoting this approach to Asian investors
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Navigate your way to the new frontier
15 October, 2008
Most investors agree on what constitutes a developed market but the picture can become more hazy when it comes to emerging and frontier markets. Frontier markets carry higher levels of risk, but can also offer very high returns. A key tool for investors to use as they approach the Frontier markets is a transparent and codified system for country classification
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Tan: Regional and cultural aspects |
From wealth creation to wealth preservation
15 October, 2008
As the second generation of Asian high net worth individuals takes the reins of the family money, focus shifts from creating to preserving wealth – and therefore diversification. But there are still many who prefer to play the markets themselves, writes Martin Steward
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‘A substantial
proportion of Asian
investors are equity
investors, and so
the idea of taking downside risk on
certain names is absolutely acceptable to most
of them’
Henry Pang, BNP Paribas
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Education can bring an end to market’s cyclic shifts
15 October, 2008
The structured products market in Asia has been one that lurches from one extreme to the other. But as investors’ education improves the hope is that the misconceptions that have built up can be overcome, reports Peter Guest
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ORGANISING back office business
15 October, 2008
Getting fund managers to move towards common formats and increased investment in infrastructure are vital for continued growth, writes Peter Guest
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