Because real estate market data are released with a lag, real estate investors are prone to misread current market trends as a result of being influenced by the market's rapidly...
The Japanese equity market experienced a bout of extreme volatility from May 23, when the Nikkei 225 plunged 1,143 points. It had previously been in a nearparabolic uptrend fueled by...
Some funds are starting to pursue relatively high returns by lending money to credit-starved Chinese SMEs. Although the potential returns are attractive, such lending poses practical challenges.
With the Japanese equity market in a protracted slump in recent years, investors have been turning their attention to highly selective, concentrated investment strategies unlike conventional equity investment benchmarked against...
In 2012, the Chinese insurance industry experienced a slowdown in premium revenue growth and downturn in investment returns. Against such a backdrop, regulatory restrictions on their investment activities were eased...
In September 2012, we surveyed banks about their preparations for the coming advent of ISAs. We found major differences in their state of preparation, with some cautious about ISAs and...
Earthquake insurance's purpose is to help stabilize earthquake victims' daily lives in the aftermath of an earthquake. In reality, however, it is used to indemnify property losses. Earthquake insurance reform is...
Supported by the Chinese government, Hong Kong has been developing an offshore RMB market to promote the RMB's use outside of mainland China. Dim sum bonds, the first offshore RMB...
PTS usage in Japan is projected to grow following a pending revision to the 5% tender-offer bid rule, but many brokerages have best execution policies that route orders to exchanges...
Currently, 20% of investment trust investors buy and sell investment trusts online. Investment trust investors who use only the face-to-face channel for their investment trust transactions include many highly IT-literate...