Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan are among the nations that have received the lowest scores on tax settings and regulatory regimes for the managed funds industry, according to a new Morningstar study.
May 1, 2020The trade-off between the needs of today and the desires of tomorrow is challenging the retirement savings systems in Asia as Covid-19 forces early withdrawals.
April 27, 2020The new mutual fund scheme was initiated by the Finance Ministry, offering tax incentives to encourage investors to save and invest.
March 5, 2020Malaysia's Securities Commission says it will allow conservative PRS funds to invest in foreign markets, providing them more flexibility in asset allocation.
February 22, 2020The consultation paper outlined the areas a review panel will assess to understand the adequacy, fairness, sustainability and cohesiveness of the three pillars of Australia's retirement income system.
November 27, 2019The national social security fund will be used primarily to make up pension shortfalls, using capital from centrally-administered SOEs, including financial institutions.
September 25, 2019Sponsored by the FMA and NZX, an industry working group has recommended changes to the KiwiSaver scheme, saying it will become the predominant pool of retirement savings over time.
September 10, 2019The measures ease restrictions on foreign investment in securities firms, asset management companies, FX brokerage, insurance and pension management, among others.
July 22, 2019An FSA report which highlighted the insufficiency of Japan's pension system has been withdrawn by the government ahead of a national election.
June 14, 2019Fourteen asset managers have received approval to launch pension target funds, which will improve A-share liquidity and offer consumers more pension management alternatives.
August 9, 2018