BNY Mellon puts forward a provocative scenario

Don’t blindly accept the IMF’s “new mediocre” era of “low growth for a long time”. The synchronisation of rising economic growth in the US, China, Japan and India remains a plausible event, according to the bank’s research. BNY’s “G4 scenario” assumes that Japan’s average annual GDP growth is 2% for the remainder of the decade, […]

Fund Selector Asia

AXA IM turns underweight on Chinese equities

“[A] word of caution is warranted following the stellar performance of Chinese equities over the past year or so. “Today A-shares trade at or above a 20x multiple and look simply expensive. A correction would offer a welcome breathing pause,” the fund house said in its asset allocation strategy note. In the medium-term, the investment […]

BlackRock appoints Izawa as Japan head

Izawa replaces Masato Degawa, who has decided to retire from the firm.   Izawa’s appointment will be effective from 18 May. He will join BlackRock from Japan Post Bank, where he was president and chief executive for more than five years. Previously, he worked with Mitsui & Co for 38-years. The hiring reflects BlackRock’s deep […]

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