New governance guidelines for fiduciary investors
The International Corporate Governance Network has published an updated set of guidelines for fiduciary investors to help assess and control corporate risk in their portfolios.
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The rise and rise of Chinese consumerism
The Golden Week holiday period in China ended last week with record tourism numbers at all popular destinations, such as Westlake in Hangzhou (pictured), underscoring the investment theme of Asian domestic demand driving the region’s sharemarkets.
Growing case for low-volatility portfolios
RogersCasey has leant its weight to the trend towards low-volatilty portfolios, however, in a white paper on the subject, the asset consultancy notes a few concerns.
Government funds get behind AIA Group’s Asian float
A glittering array of institutional investors is believed to have become seed investors in this week’s fund-raising for the float of American Insurance Group’s Asian business.
Persistence: Does it exist? Can it be proven?
Professional investment management has come ahead in leaps and bounds over the past decade or so. The latest trend to alternative and bespoke benchmarks has undoubtedly given pension funds more ammunition to test the skill and remuneration of their managers, either external or internal.
GIC signals five emerging markets for future growth
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has signalled a further shift towards selected emerging markets and to private markets, in its annual report published last week.
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