01/06/2010
Exchange-traded funds, long-standing outside the region, have recently been gaining in popularity across Asia recently. Nick Good, managing director, head of iShares Asia-Pacific at BlackRock, talks about why this is, and why Asian investors should be interested. Innovative Investor...
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24/05/2010
On the back of some independent research by BNY Mellon and Private Equity International, BNY Mellon is heralding Asia as a source of fundraising for European and US private equity firms for the first time. Andrew Gordon, head of...
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17/05/2010
Innovative Investor talks to Philip Jehle, head of the private clients unit, Asia, at Lombard Odier, about the bank's views on investment at this stage of the valuation cycle and how emergence from the financial crisis will proceed. Innovative...
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10/05/2010
Institutional investors that have diversified their assets away from developed market equities during the past five to ten years have made the case for diversification, according to Towers Watson, because almost every other asset class outperformed these markets during...
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03/05/2010
The foreign exchange (FX) markets have come to be regarded by high-net-worth investors as an asset class that lets them diversify their portfolios from other asset classes like stocks and bonds. Christian Nolting, regional head of portfolio management and...
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26/04/2010
Fears have been growing in recent weeks about the security of sovereign debt issued by developed countries, and in particular sovereign risk bond linked with certain European Union countries such as Greece, Spain and Portugal. Clariden Leu's head of...
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19/04/2010
Kevin Chin, head of derivatives platform sales for Asia at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in Hong Kong, talks to Innovative Investor about how electronic instant trading platforms are changing the landscape of the Asian structured products market. RBS...
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12/04/2010
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission chief, Martin Wheatley, spoke with Innovative Investor's sister publication, Asia Risk, about the development of regulation covering structured products. Excerpts from that interview are printed below. Asia Risk: A number of debates and...
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30/03/2010
Speaking to Innovative Investor at the 13th annual Asian Investment Conference, Giles Keating, head of research for private banking at asset management at Credit Suisse, claimed the global recovery is becoming more sustainable, despite lacklustre stock market performance. Innovative...
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22/03/2010
The Year of the Tiger is traditionally a turbulent one. Tigers are powerful and brave but also unpredictable. So what, if anything, does this mean for the financial markets in China and Hong Kong? Innovative Investor hears from Kenny...
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15/03/2010
Asia's love of ETFs shows no sign of abating any time soon, and with firms in mainland China racing to be the first to launch an international ETF the market could soon see another steep uptake in demand. Innovative Investor...
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08/03/2010
Mark Smallwood, head of wealth management solutions, Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management, talks to Innovative Investor about the issues HNWIs in Asia need to consider, and the steps they can take, to address legacy-transfer issues. Innovative...
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01/03/2010
Xavier Deschamps, general Manager, global head of sales and marketing at Pricing Partners talks to Innovative Investor about its brand new launch into the Asian markets. Innovative Investor - What is Pricing Partners? Who uses your services and why?...
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22/02/2010
Suzanne Salter, head of structured investments at Commonwealth Bank (CBA), talks about its new capital protected investment, Capital Series OzAsia, which offers investors a choice of three investment themes and investment terms of five-and-a-half years. Innovative Investor: What is...
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08/02/2010
Singapore based Kwong Kin Mun, managing director, head of private banking Southeast Asia, at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management talks about the lessons learnt by private clients in the crisis and what it means for a global brand such as...
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01/02/2010
Kevin Burke, Managing Director, Head of Distribution, Asia Pacific at Barclays Capital talks about growth and the beginnings of a return of investors' appetite for risk Innovative Investor - What are your big themes for 2010? Kevin Burke -...
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25/01/2010
Grace Tam, vice president of investment services, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, talks to Innovative Investor about the Asian markets. Innovative Investor - What do you think about the outlook for the Asian markets at the in the first part...
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18/01/2010
Anurag Mahesh, head of global investments services in the Asia Pacific, at Deutsche Bank talks tactics with Innovative Investor and the importance of intelligent asset allocation and multi asset class structures. Innovative Investor - What strategies will you be...
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11/01/2010
The Asian market for ETFs is lagging behind the US and Europe in terms of size but it is rapidly growing, and the GFC has been instrumental in pushing people out of more traditional structures and into ETFs. However,...
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21/12/2009
As the Australian market for structured products remains cautious as we move into 2010, Innovative Investor speaks with Bill Barden, director, structured credit and investment solutions at HSBC Bank Australia about his views on the market as we move...
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14/12/2009
Time is running out for responses to the Securities and Futures Commission's current consultation paper titled: 'Proposals to enhance protection for the investing public', which is due to close on 31 December. The SFC is proposing to require disclosure...
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07/12/2009
Christian Nolting, regional head of portfolio management and lead strategist for Asia-Pacific at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management shares his views on the importance of Asset Allocation and explains why this approach could be beneficial for investors in the long...
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18/05/2009
Roger Steel, chief executive of Sun Life Hong Kong, talks to Innovative Investor about his plans to strengthen the business performance and expand the operations. Where do you see Hong Kong within the global financial markets? How badly is...
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11/05/2009
Christian Nolting, head of portfolio management at Deutsche Bank AG, presents the case for a renaissance in commodities, arguing not only do they offer the possibility of expected price increases but also reduce the risk in a portfolio. Do...
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06/04/2009
Peter Pfister, the newly appointed managing director of the Private Equity Group Asia Pacific for Private Wealth Management at Deutsche Bank discusses private equity as an asset class in the current market environment with Innovative Investor How will private...
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30/03/2009
Seiichiro Uchi, Asia Pacific head of S&P index market development, discusses the outlook for the credit rating industry, and what effect the downturn is having on its product offering with Innovative Investor. How is the market downturn affecting your...
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09/03/2009
Sandeep Malhotra, head of global investment strategies at Clariden Leu, talks to Innovative Investor about the hard lessons being learning in the global financial crisis, and the benefits of a maintaining a defensive, conservative attitude towards risk. The size...
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02/03/2009
Paul Hoff, managing director, Asia Pacific, FTSE Group, talks about going back to basics and new developments in data delivery. What are the biggest challenges you face going forward in 2009? Is it competition, the markets, technology, or something...
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23/02/2009
Chew Soon Gek, Portfolio Manager Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management discusses risk aversion, and the importance of maintaining a current account surplus. What are your predictions for the world economy over the course of 2009, and...
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26/01/2009
Hong Kong based, Brook Teeter, director, head of advanced execution services (AES) sales, Asia Pacific, at Credit Suisse, talks about the current trading conditions and how algorithmic trading tactics are helping more and more investors to outperform the market....
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19/01/2009
Vikaas Sachdeva, country head, business development at Bharti AXA Investment Managers talks to Innovative Investor about the outlook for the Indian markets in 2009, and what manufacturers need to do to rebuild trust in structured products. What are the...
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