Nicholas Hardingham sets out why China’s lending policy means scheme exposures need reviewing
Four executives of AIJ Investment Advisors have been arrested in an alleged fraud relating to missing pension fund money.
ASIA - Asia ex-Japan and Australian assets are set to double by 2015, reaching $4tr, according to a recent study by Cerulli Associates.
ASIA - Asian institutional investors outside of Japan are looking to boost returns by investing more heavily in liquid alternatives, high yield debt and emerging markets while Japanese investors are looking for non-domestic opportunities, a new survey...
GLOBAL - PIMCO has hired five new investment staffers in London, New York and Singapore to round out its emerging markets equities team, with two joining from Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).
ASIA - Aviva Investors has appointed Patrick Chong as head of financial institutions business development - Asia Pacific.
US/ASIA - BlackRock has appointed ING Investment Management's Joel Kim as head of Asia-Pacific fixed income.
KOREA - Mercer has set up an investment management business in Korea to help local institutional investors take advantage of global market opportunities.
HONG KONG - Northern Trust will begin offering index equity portfolio management services from Hong Kong after receiving regulatory approval this week.
Recently released year-end results show assets under management for Japanese asset managers were down 12% in the year ended March 31, as Gavin Blair reports