Only three times in the past 150 years has there been a collapse of commodity prices of the current magnitude, and it should be largely positive for Asia, said Samir Mehta, senior fund manager at JO Hambro.
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Taiwan’s tech sector hit by fall in demand
Slower smartphone sales and weak demand for other electronics have caused a major sell-off in Taiwan’s tech sector, according to JP Morgan.
Slim returns for Malaysian equity funds this year
Malaysian equity funds appear set to end the year with weak returns against a backdrop of low commodity prices and souring investor sentiment.
China pledges to support services sector
China’s State Council has promised to strengthen support for consumer services in its first policy targeting the sector.
Is making Japan Post private a game changer?
The November IPO of Japan Post could prove to be a transformative event because it has the potential to activate the country’s retail investor base, according to WisdomTree Europe.
The BRICs acronym was all marketing
Treating the BRIC nations as a single investment bloc “was a triumph of marketing over economic analysis,” said Kevin Gardiner, Rothschild WM’s global investment strategist.
The view on India’s SOEs
HSBC GAM is overweight some government-linked sectors in India, in particular financial and energy enterprises.
Baring says oil rout way overdone
Negativity toward the oil sector is so widespread that the market is pricing in virtually zero growth, according to Baring Asset Management.
Asia ETFs attract $1.2bn in October
Exchange traded funds listed in Asia-Pacific racked up the fifth consecutive month of positive net inflows, according to research firm ETFGI.
Consumption plays on China’s next five-year plan
After the unveiling of the broad themes for China’s 13th Five- Year Plan on 3 November, President Xi Jinping provided some data to complement the qualitative report, Axa Investment Managers said.
