Southeast Asia equities will likely be buoyed by economic growth in 2018, but real estate developers in the sub-region have hit the performance of the Fidelity Asean Fund, managed by Gillian Kwek.
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Malaysia’s Public Mutual launches regional funds
Public Mutual has launched two mutual fund products that invest in the Asean and Greater China markets.
Philippines aims for Shenzhen stock connect
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is eyeing a potential partnership with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange while separately, the Asean trading link between regional exchanges has been shut down.
ASEAN the focus of new Matthews Asia hire
Matthews Asia appointed Sriyan Pietersz to the newly-created role of investment strategist, covering the ASEAN and frontier markets.
Barings optimistic after Philippine election
Policy priorities imply mid-long term equity market benefits, particularly in the consumer consumption sector, according to Soohai Lim, investment manager of Baring ASEAN Frontiers fund.
BOS bullish on ASEAN growth
The Bank of Singapore said China’s slowdown has had surprisingly little impact on ASEAN economies.
TPP to impact ASEAN, sources say
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), inked after five years of negotiations, could turn out to be some rare good news for ASEAN, particularly Vietnam.
Cheaper ASEAN valuations not attractive
In recent weeks, industry players have said that growth prospects in emerging regions remain strong, with investment opportunities springing up in countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and even frontier Vietnam.
India is Asia’s new growth engine
While external demand weakness and a slower-than-expected pace of economic reforms have impacted India’s GDP growth, the economy shows signs of health, according to an Asian Development Bank report.
US rate hike likely to impact Malaysia
The likelihood of an interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve could spell trouble for emerging economies, particularly those in ASEAN.
