All Asia Pacific articles – Page 14
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Lists Landmark $910 Million Chinese Real Estate Investment Trust
GLP C-REIT is the first logistics C-REIT listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
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White papersReal Estate Outlook – APAC, Edition 2 2021 - Moving sideways
Asia’s growth prospects have been largely based on the resumption of global demand. The key downside risk remains the rate of inoculation vis-à-vis sporadic infection waves.
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White papersKey issues for Japan’s 2021 voting season
As we enter peak voting season for Japanese companies, engager Sachi Suzuki explores two key issues where Japan has been a notable laggard – gender diversity and climate change.
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Asset Manager NewsAsian respondents are committed to increasing ESG engagement and indicate an increasing shift towards alternative investing
According to Nuveen’s inaugural global institutional investor survey, the ongoing global pandemic, the shift to investing in alternatives and ESG integration are the most powerful themes shaping investment decisions in the Asia Pacific region in 2021.
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White papersStewardship in Asia, a source and a victim of climate change
Asia is a major contributor to climate change and at the same time quite exposed to its phenomena such as droughts and floods.
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White papersWhen the Chips Are Down
The global semiconductor shortage is often characterized as a short-term supply-and-demand imbalance, but we think it reveals a vast and secular need for investment capital.
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Research ReportQ1 2021 - Asia Pacific Research Perspective
Average economic growth forecasts across major markets in the region have been upgraded from the start of 2021(from 4.5% to 5.0%) on the back of supportive macro policies and a recovery in global trade.
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White papersRMB internationalisation: the new commanding heights
In the early stage of RMB internationalisation, RMB transactions occurred mostly in trade settlement between China and neighbouring economies.
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White papersChina’s vast opportunity set – Best enjoyed undiluted
Allocations to Chinese equity and fixed income should stand alone rather than be part of global or emerging market strategies for investors looking for diversification and potential excess returns from the vast opportunity set that Chinese financial assets represent.
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White papersThe inherent risks of crypto currencies – When bitcoin meets China’s CBDC
Increasing regulatory control, due to central banks protecting their economic policy sovereignty and national governments seeking to control climate change, is an imminent risk for cryptocurrencies. In particular, China’s official digital currency is ‘anti-cryptos’.
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White papersGlobal Outlook 2021 - Asia-Pacific
Given our assessment of the outlook for the Asia Pacific economy and real estate market, we identify the following opportunities as being among the most attractive on a risk-adjusted basis over the next 12 months.
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VideoApartment demand and rents in China
Head of Research and Strategy for Great China, Fred Tang introduces the professional managed rental apartment sector in China and highlights the historic and potential growth of the sector. Of note is the improving liquidity in the sector, making entry easier for institutional investors who wish to access it.
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White papersEmerging Markets Charts & Views - Navigate the cyclical recovery and ride the long-term opportunities in energy transition and Asia
The global economy should rebound strongly this year from its worst economic slump since the 1930s. However, the growth pattern is expected to be uneven across advanced and emerging economies, hinging critically on the virus cycle and the success of vaccine campaigns.
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White papersWhy active investing is an attractive approach for Japanese equities
The Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) recent decision to adjust its ETF purchase programme has given investors plenty to think about from the impact on asset prices to the longer term future of the country’s monetary easing policies.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Closes RMB 5.8 billion China Income Fund II
Fund seeded with 13 modern logistics facilities in prominent locations across China
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White papersUnveiling the outlook behind China’s distorted Q1 GDP report
China’s economy grew robustly in the first quarter of 2021, at least on the face of it. However, underlying growth momentum has slowed. This should reduce any risk of monetary tightening that investors are worried about.
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White papersA Crack in China’s debt foundation
Bonds issued by China’s biggest distressed debt asset manager just lost 40% of their value—how concerned should we be?
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White papersBehind China’s disinflation
Inflation in China has bumped along in a narrow range for the last decade. What has happened and what is the outlook?
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White papersJapan Could Win a Medal in the Recovery Race
A strong manufacturing base and changing attitudes toward shareholder value could mean the world’s capital heads to Japan, even if the world’s sports fans cannot.
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White papersWhy investors should look at Indian assets
India is the fifth-largest economy in the world, according to the World Bank, in terms of nominal 2019 GDP in dollars, and ranks second by population (1.38bn). Although it is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, its GDP per capita is more than 29x and 4x lower than the USt or China, respectively (also according to the World Bank, nominal 2019 per-capita GDP in dollars). The potential for a catch-up in income over the next decades looks huge.
