Singapore and the United States have signed an agreement which will enable Singapore-based financial institutions to more easily comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Singapore and the United States have signed an agreement which will enable Singapore-based financial institutions to more easily comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
Threadneedle Investments has launched a flexible Asian bond fund to be managed by its Singapore-based investment team.
The most recent Merrill Lynch Fund Managers survey found that there had been a significant swing from growth to value. In April, a net 40% of managers believed value stocks would outperform growth stocks over the next 12 months, three times the level in March.
BlackRock has launched a special situations fund focusing on what it calls tomorrows winners in the evolving Asia ex Japan market.
Expert Investor Forum will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong on 15 May 2014.
BY: RICHARD TITHERINGTON , CIO, EMERGING MARKETS , JP MORGAN AM
Political uncertainty and currency volatility have been flashpoints for emerging markets this year as sell-offs initially triggered by concerns about economic stability and the outlook for growth have been prolonged by geopolitical events.
Eastspring Investments global strategist Robert Rountree is betting aggressively on Asian cyclical stocks due to their cheap valuations and also favours consumer discretionary companies.
Asian equity fund managers are investing heavily in gambling stocks in Macau as a consumer play.
Jonathan Pines is proving critics wrong that you can run a successful Asian fund from London.
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has launched a new fund focused on the Asia consumer, adding to its emerging consumer franchise .
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