06/27/2019
Citi PB unshakable on China despite risks
Domestic consumer demand and a weakening dollar should underpin China’s equities markets, according to the bank’s head strategists.
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06/27/2019
China Top Trumps – China equities
This week FSA presents a quick comparison of two China equity products: the First State China Growth Fund and the UBS (Lux) Equity China Opportunity Fund.
06/26/2019
Tycoon Richard Li's FWD in talks to buy MetLife Hong Kong
China has been working to curb demand for Hong Kong insurance products, which are popular with mainland Chinese customers who see them as offshore investments which can help to safeguard their assets and hedge against yuan volatility.
06/26/2019
Sri Lanka raises US$2.0bn from sovereign bonds
The Bonds have been rated ‘B2’, ‘B’ and ‘B’ by Moody’s Investors Service, Standard and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings, respectively.
06/26/2019
Why Jollibee fits T Rowe manager’s taste
Portfolio manager Eric Moffett prefers stable companies to high growth businesses in Asia.
06/26/2019
Group life premiums topple benefits paid: Research
Industry fund Rest, which recently appointed TAL as its group insurer after a 15-year relationship with AIA Australia, took in $3.4 billion worth of premiums and paid out $1.3 billion in benefits.
06/25/2019
Schroders partners with Axis AM for India launch
It will be, Schroders added, "a concentrated portfolio of our best ideas".
06/25/2019
Asset manager eyes Australian market
Our investment philosophy is based on fundamental, long term and bottom-up analysis of companies across the region.
06/25/2019
Nippon Life buys 35% stake in Myanmar insurer for US$21 million
The deal, which is subject to approval from Myanmar’s financial authorities, is expected to be completed between September and October this year, Nippon Life says in a statement on June 21.
06/25/2019
Singapore's GIC, Indian firm DLF to build India's biggest retail mall, report says
It says the mall will be more than 2.5 million square feet when completed, and that it’s part of an 8 million square foot property project comprising service apartments, a five-star hotel and offices.
06/25/2019
Morgan Stanley’s risk expert on portfolio building
The risk that Morgan Stanley IM has been repositioning for is the trade dispute, said Andrew Harmstone, head of the global risk control team, who explains the firm’s approach to risk control.
06/24/2019
Mahindra Finance and Manulife form Asset Management Joint Venture in India
Mahindra Finance is one of India's leading non-banking financial companies.
06/24/2019
Nomura CEO faces shareholders after calls for his head
That could be just what the loss-making brokerage needs to meet its long-term challenges, according to Morningstar Inc. analyst Michael Makdad.
06/24/2019
Governance push putting Japanese equities on radar
With a 7.26% weighting now in the MSCI All Country World index, Japanese equities would currently account for roughly 4.4% of a typical balanced portfolio with allocations of 60% to global stocks and 40% to bonds.
06/23/2019
India becomes investment darling for sovereign wealth and pension funds
Regulatory reforms are also bolstering sentiment and drawing in wealth funds
06/23/2019
Vanguard’s tie-up with Ant Financial targets Chinese investment market
Union brings together two of the world’s most powerful financial institutions
06/21/2019
Hong Kong's Fortune REIT to delist from Singapore Exchange
Fortune REIT’s manager ARA Asset Management says in a statement on June 19 that the company intends to voluntarily delist the units, but did not say when this will become effective.
06/21/2019
Malaysia fund managers view changing investor preferences as key shift in industry
The respondents represent 78% of total assets under management in Malaysia’s fund management industry in 2017.
06/21/2019
India becomes investment darling for sovereign wealth and pension funds
Almost every jurisdiction in the western world is raising the bar for entry for foreign investors but in India it’s the other way round.
06/21/2019
Future Super to offer investment app
"Each investment will generate its returns from exposure to different infrastructure projects and other underlying assets," the PDS said.