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Institutional investors to increase exposure to Asia
23 March 2010
China and India to get lion’s share of investment, but concerns linger about transparency and corporate governance across the region according to a new survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit
With many developed countries weighed down with debt and facing years of sluggish growth, many investors are looking to the dynamic markets of emerging Asia as one of the most promising sources of long-term growth. Global financial institutions are therefore expanding their allocation to Asian asset classes in the hope of better returns and improved diversification, particularly in the context of weak growth in their domestic markets. But concerns about transparency and regulatory rigour across the region are still commonly cited as barriers to investment in Asia.
These are among the results of a global survey of 109 institutional investors, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit in February 2010. The study, entitled From West to East: Gauging institutional investor attitudes to Asia, was sponsored by Fidelity International. The aim of the study was to assess the appetite among international...
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