All Asia Pacific articles
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White papersTaiwan’s Institutional Resilience
Taiwan is illustrative of a broader transformation in emerging markets over the last decade.
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China Market Outlook 2021
The durability of China’s recovery in 2021 requires a shift in the sources of growth toward the consumer. The prospects for consumer demand in 2021 look good, as auto sales and residential property have both rebounded. We are positive on the fundamentals for the Chinese equity market in 2021.
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Asset Manager News
GLP Announces Second Close of Largest Logistics Private Open-Ended Income Fund in Japan
GLP Japan Income Fund reaches $5.4 billion assets under management
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GLP Establishes $675 Million China Value-Add Real Estate Fund
Fund will invest in modern logistics assets in GLP Park Lingang in Shanghai, the biggest and most advanced port-based logistics park in China
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Blog | Sector differences explain “cap-gap” for Malaysian equities in the year of the global pandemic
Sector weightings have been a key driver of the performance difference between mid- and large-cap Malaysian stocks in 2020, according to new insight from global index provider FTSE Russell and Bursa Malaysia.
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GLP J-REIT Raises US$532 Million from Global Offering, Makes Largest Acquisition Since IPO
GLP J-REIT is one of the largest logistics J-REITs with a US$7.1 Billion AUM portfolio
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First in, first out: what next for China?
As China emerges from the disruption wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, we consider our outlook for the world’s second-largest economy. China is embarking on an ambitious strategy to transition its economic model, while also attempting to drive more sustainable practices.
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ESG investing in Asia - an invisible evolution
Sustainable and responsible investing is fast becoming one of the most important investment criteria globally, and in Asia, while the uptake has been slower, this trend is growing. Moreover, sustainability is now also seen as an important economic driver for investment performance.
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Emerging woes
China and India are jostling for greater geopolitical influence, within the emerging world and beyond. Their ambitions are manifold. For instance, China aims to lead the world in AI technology, India to take China’s manufacturing mantle. But over the long run, they won’t achieve their aims through armed conflict on some high Himalayan glacier.
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The outlook for Asia Pacific Real Estate Securities
Etsuro Akiyama is interviewed by Takahiro Ueno about his strategy and the prospects for exploiting the region’s real estate potential
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A New APAC Trading Partnership
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) stands in contrast to the recent deglobalisation trend.
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FTSE Russell China Bond Research Report November 2020
FTSE Russell is set to add Chinese government debt to its World Government Bond Index (WGBI) in 2021 subject to further confirmation in March 2021. The decision follows FTSE Russell’s assessment of improvements in market liquidity, foreign exchange and settlement flexibility in China bond markets, among other factors.
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Structural Trends Supporting Asian Equities
There are a number of supportive structural trends shaping the opportunity in Asian equities, many of which—perhaps counterintuitively—have been amplified by the pandemic and U.S.-China trade tensions.
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Blog | Large-cap growth led Japan equities in 2020, according to 25th Russell/Nomura reconstitution
Large-cap growth stocks have continued to drive Japan equity market performance, according to results of the 25th annual Russell/Nomura Japan Equity Indexes reconstitution, which concluded after the Japan equity market closed on Thursday, November 19
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Six Questions On The Implications Of China’s Belt-And-Road Debt
China’s Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI) has been one of the country’s more prominent efforts to assert its global presence: the infrastructure program has involved $200 billion across an estimated 60 countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and even Europe
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China 2021 Outlook: Pandemic Fuels Momentum For De-Globalization, What’s Next?
The coronavirus sharpened the divide between China and the rest of the world in some aspects, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity’s Chetan Sehgal and Michael Lai.
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Blog | China after COVID-19: a venue for diversification and income seekers
As China’s recovery from the coronavirus-induced slowdown gathers strength,[1] the country’s capital markets are proving to be an attractive venue for global investors seeking to generate reasonable returns while safely diversifying their portfolios in a tough business environment.[2]
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Asset Manager News
Europa Capital raises €350 million in first close for Europa Diversified Income Fund
Institutional investors from both Europe and Asia provide cornerstone capital
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FTSE Russell China Bond Research Report
FTSE Russell is set to add Chinese government debt to its World Government Bond Index (WGBI) in 2021 subject to further confirmation in March 2021, a move that some analysts predict could attract more than US$100 billion of foreign capital into the world’s second largest economy. The decision follows FTSE Russell’s assessment of improvements in market liquidity, foreign exchange and settlement flexibility in China bond markets, among other factors.
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Market Update - Gold loans help India weather the COVID-19 storm
Pledging gold as collateral to meet financing needs has been an ever-present feature of the Indian gold market. Indian households use gold loans to meet the financing needs for health, education and marriage, while small businesses use them for their working capital requirement.
