BY: MARK BURGESS , CIO , THREADNEEDLE
For 2014 to date, investors have benefited from low levels of volatility everywhere which has enabled bonds and equities to rally alongside each other. The question now has to be: how much more peace and quiet can we expect?
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced a set of measures to offer enhanced protection to investors, which includes bringing some non-conventional investment products under its regulatory purview.
Hong Kong investors are planning to increase their investments into Asia over the next six months as Chinas perceived investment potential soars amid concerns of economic slowdown and reform.
Thailand and other Mekong region countries have agreed a deal which will pave the way for increased capital market cooperation, with a view to boosting economic growth across the region.
The underlying economic conditions within emerging markets appear to be improving, Mark Mobius said.
China’s second quarter growth figures showed a slight pick-up, but how confident are investors about the sustainability of this growth?
JP Morgan Asset Management is to introduce a renminbi hedged share class for its ASEAN Fund.
Pimco has named its executive committee member Eric Mogelof as the new head of Asia Pacific.
Lion Global Investors has hired Fullerton Fund Management’s Teo Joo Wah for a new role of chief strategist.
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched a fixed income fund in Hong Kong under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme.
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