The benefits from a rate cut may be marginal given the region’s increasingly fragile political situation.
Category: Markets
Citi opens commercial bank in Japan
The business will be led by Yutaka Naito and will focus on mid-sized companies.
Five winning EM funds with an India overweight
FSA highlights five top-performing emerging markets strategies with an overweight to India.
Chinese equities come back from the brink
After being dubbed ‘uninvestable’ by some observers just a few short months ago, the asset class seems to be gaining some traction again.
Bank of Singapore strengthens Asean and NRI coverage
The bank has hired a new head of one of its teams responsible for southeast Asia as well as two senior relationship managers for the NRI market.
Japan: What’s next?
Could the economy’s unexpected fall in GDP during the first quarter derail the enthusiasm for Japanese equities?
BlackRock: Japan is the consensus in narrative, not in positioning
BlackRock’s Yue Bamba tells FSA why he thinks it’s not too late to take a position in Japanese equities.
Columbia Threadneedle partners with UBS GWM on Japan equities strategy
The strategy is managed by Daisuke Nomoto and aims to generate alpha from stock selection across the whole market spectrum.
Azimut Group hires industry veteran in Singapore
Andrew Ang will be the first member of the institutional and wholesale team at the Italian asset manager to be based in Asia.
India election outcome doesn’t disrupt its growth story
Modi’s diminished majority raises questions but global asset managers remain bullish on India despite the election result.