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Dec 01 2020

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Private debt finds its moment in Asia

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When, in September, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan agreed to invest $350 million with Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors to put into Indian private credit, there was a sense of Asia’s...

Dec 01 2020

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Hong Kong’s MPF has much to do to close gap between reality and pensioners’ aspirations even as it tops HK$1 trillion in value

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Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) has a long way to go in meeting the retirement plans of its 4.5 million members, even after it surpassed HK$1 trillion (US$129 billion)...

Nov 29 2020

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Asia inches ahead of N America on climate risk reporting

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From his perch as chief administrative officer at CLP Holdings Ltd, one of Asia’s biggest electricity generators, David Simmonds has seen a sea change in how investors engage with the...

Nov 29 2020

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Biz China Weekly: Industrial profits, pension fund return, yuan bonds, CBS, SOE profits

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The following are the highlights of China’s business news from the past week: INDUSTRIAL PROFITS– Profits of China’s major industrial firms totaled 6 …

Nov 27 2020

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Asian Companies Are Finally Getting Serious About Climate Risks

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The region has pulled ahead of North America on some climate-risk reporting metrics as major economies pledge to cut emissions …

Nov 26 2020

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Intact closes private placement

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Intact Financial Corp, a provider of property and casualty insurance in Canada, has closed its previously announced C$3.2 billion private placement offering with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec...

Nov 25 2020

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Manulife, Allianz Global Investors form Hong Kong alliance

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Hong Kong-based Manulife (International) and Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific announced a strategic alliance for their businesses managing money for participants of Hong Kong’s HK$1.02 trillion …

Nov 25 2020

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Greater exposure by MPF to mainland markets makes sense

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Rule change that allows managers to invest in A shares should be welcomed with the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges doing so well, particularly if fees are low.

Nov 25 2020

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Cancer conwoman gets more jail time for $100k disability pension rort

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Hanna Dickinson, who fleeced friends after falsely claiming to have cancer has been given another year in jail, for taking disability pension she wasn’t entitled to.

Nov 23 2020

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China Opens Its Bond Market—With Unknown Consequences for World

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The nation’s entry into the World Trade Organization rocked global commerce. The financial markets could be next.