Taiwan officials plan to join other regional countries in setting up a regulatory sandbox to support fintech development by the end of the year.
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Bullish T Rowe overweights Japan equities
For the first time in a decade, T Rowe Price’s global equity strategy has an overweight versus the benchmark to Japan equities. Laurence Taylor, portfolio specialist, explains why.
Is it time for the low volatility factor portfolio?
Worries over unusually low market volatility are on everyone’s mind, and Christiaan Kraan, Paris-based investment specialist at Seeyond, says his firm puts a volatility screen above all other metrics when selecting and managing portfolio positions.
ESG is necessary, but elusive
ESG considerations in the investment process are crucial, but it is not practical to try and quantify the impact of ESG on investment performance, argues Chris Durack, CEO of Schroders’ in Hong Kong and head of the firm’s institutional business for Asia Pacific.
Former Citi RM slapped with 3-year ban
A former relationship manager at Citibank in Hong Kong was banned for impersonating a female client to make stock trades, according to Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission.
Video: M&G Investments on EM debt
Default rates in US high yield were higher during crisis points than emerging market high yield, according to Pierre Chartres, investment director of retail fixed income for M&G Investments.
Report: Asia’s HNW expected to double by 2025
The assets of high net worth investors in Asia-Pacific are expected to reach $40trn by 2025 from about $18.8trn today, according to the Asia-Pacific Wealth Report by Capgemini.
The best and the worst funds – October 2017
China equity funds dominate the top performers’ list on a one- and three-year return basis, lifted by information technology and consumer stocks.
Survey: Asia’s investors expect double digit returns
Investors in Asia expect 11.7% annual returns over the next five years, among the highest return expectations globally, according to a survey conducted by Schroder Investment Management.
Video: FSA Investment Forum Singapore 2017
FSA presents video highlights of the investment forum, held on 31 Oct at Fullerton Hotel in Singapore.
