All Asia Pacific articles – Page 14
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White papersChina’s New Strategy in Its Pan-Asian Context
Why we believe China’s strategic reorientation changes the case for investment rather than removing it, and also highlights the growing diversity of opportunity in the rest of Asia.
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White papersGrowing Pains for EM Corporates Amid China’s Regulatory Crackdown
Chinese corporates are experiencing growing pains as fines and restrictions rain down on sectors like tech, real estate and education—but select opportunities are emerging as well.
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White papersChina in the spotlight: what markets should look at
Over the past weeks, financial markets have been shaken by the Evergrande saga – China’s second-largest property developer – which is facing difficulties in servicing its huge debt pile (it needs to repay some $7.4bn of bonds maturing in 2022).
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White papersCould Evergrande Become China’s Lehman Brothers? Probably Not.
Evergrande is the biggest property developer in the developing world. Its debt of RMB 570 billion (US$88 billion) makes it one of the most indebted companies globally.
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White papersEvergrande Heads for Default
We believe systematic risk beyond the Chinese property market remains limited.
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PodcastTurning a New Leaf in Chinese Investing
Historically, as the second largest economy in the world, China has presented a myriad of opportunities to investors worldwide. However, due to the regulatory changes outlined by the Chinese government, trends suggest that investors have started to reconsider their allocations in China.
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White papersAsia Game Theater Update: Long Chinese Equities
We’ve recently updated our Asia game theater, and although these changes partly reflect the recent regulatory crackdown in China, our update was independent of recent Chinese equity market volatility.
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White papersChina Policy Moves Strengthen the Case for the Local Market
China’s regulatory reforms may be disruptive in the short term, but we see long-term positives.
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White papersMain themes for investing in Chinese equity over the summer and beyond
All eyes are on the recent tightening of regulations for tech and education companies by Beijing and on possible new measures that could affect other sectors. Under this regulatory pressure, the Chinese market has underperformed both MSCI DM and MSCI EM indices following a strong performance in 2020.
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PodcastEM Debt: Assessing the Impact of China’s Crackdowns
Omotunde Lawal, Head of EM Corporate Debt, sheds light on China’s recent regulatory crackdowns on industries ranging from technology to education to property, and explains the risks and opportunities these actions may present for fixed income investors.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP J-REIT Raises JPY 28 billion Through First Accelerated Global Offering to International and Domestic Investors
GLP J-REIT has successfully completed three public offerings over the last 12 months and achieved the highest external growth among logistics J-REITs
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White papersOut of the Shadows: The rise of emerging Asia
Emerging Asia’s stocks and bonds have experienced a lost decade. In the past 10 years, their returns, in US dollar terms, have lagged those of global indices by a considerable margin. And that is despite the fact that these economies accounted for about 70 per cent of world GDP growth over that period.
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White papersCurrencies: an additional source of return
Superior growth, low inflation and cheap currencies. These are some of the defining characteristics of emerging Asian economies. They are also the reasons why investors should consider increasing their exposure to the region.
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White papersChina – Economically inspiring
While financial markets are wondering when and how the US Federal Reserve and the ECB will turn to monetary tightening, we expect the People’s Bank of China to move to monetary expansion soon. That should give Chinese equities and bonds wings.
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White papersThe future of the financial sector: The analyst view
Regulatory and digital disruption have been headwinds to the financial services industry, but tech innovation offers opportunities for both new entrants and incumbents to survive and thrive.
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White papersEmerging Asian equities expected to perform best over the next five years
We expect emerging Asian equities to deliver among the best returns in global stock markets over the next half decade, especially in dollar terms (10.8 per cent per year on average, or double the global market). We calculate that their outperformance – which stems mainly from superior earnings growth and currency appreciation – could amount to 35 per cent on a cumulative basis over the US in that timeframe.
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BlogHotels in Asia-Pacific: Investors Seek Bargains Even as Borders Stay Closed
While recovery of the hospitality sector in Asia-Pacic remains muted, fund managers with the capacity and resources for patience are betting big on a rebound
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White papersChina’s bond defaults could be a blessing in disguise
Rising defaults in China show that Beijing meant business when it pledged to retreat from the distorting effects of its implicit guarantee policy and deleverage the system by allowing bad companies to exit. The daunting task is to avoid contagion. Can Beijing pull it off in an orderly fashion?
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White papersNo Stopping China’s Restocking
FIFO gives China the global distribution edge across export sectors, even those that fell.
