Japan's securitization market appears to have finally bottomed, but sustained recovery hinges largely on reduction in the cost of gathering and analyzing information. Achieving this aim will require innovative solutions...
The revelation that AIJ Investment Advisors is unable to account for 90% of the pension fund assets it manages has shocked the Japanese public. With the facts not yet fully...
In 2011, Chinese securities investment funds performed poorly amid a decline in equity prices, revealing the fund industry's shortcomings in bold relief. In response, initiatives are afoot to diversify...
The Japanese asset management business is beset by an adverse environment, but it still offers substantial opportunity to new entrants from overseas. Ample scope for growth still exists for...
We quantitatively modeled the post retirement standard of living of future retirees reaching age 60 in 2039. We found that, absent robust economic conditions in the interim, most households...
The Chinese fund industry's main product has historically been publicly offered funds. In recent years, however, the industry has seen a diverse influx of new entrants as the government...
Japan's population of singles aged 40 or older is projected to continue growing for a while.In Japan's highly mature retail financial services market, financial institutions would be well-advised...
With the number of new retirees set to decrease sharply going forward, financial institutions have ceased to show much interest in the lump-sum retirement benefit market. However, there are...
Processing of information regarding corporate actions in overseas markets is seen by some as a heavy burden for asset management companies. Outsourcing of this function is one way for...
Real estate acquisitions by Asian investors have recently been on the rise. This trend reflects that Asian pension funds and other institutional investors are revising their asset allocations and...