The yuan’s rise to reserve-currency status

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Amid all the threats and counter-threats between Russia and the west over recent events in Ukraine was a warning by Kremlin aide Sergei Glazyev that Moscow might orchestrate the end... Read more continue reading

Significant investor visa insights

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Asia’s rich will be funding business and investment opportunities in Australia via the government’s Significant Investor Visa (SIV) scheme, according to David Chin, Managing Director and Founder of Basis Point.... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital expands offering in Asia by extending new UCITS platform to Asian investors

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AMP Capital has expanded its new Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform to make available UCITS versions of its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund and Global Real Estate Securities Fund to institutional investors in... Read more continue reading

Australia needs to make CIVs Asia-friendly

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Mr Kalman said that it should be seen as an imperative that Australia aligns its financial services compliance and tax regimes with international practice, as well as coming into line... Read more continue reading

Orient Capital acquires King Worldwide Investor Relations

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Orient Capital (Orient), a global leader in share ownership analysis, has acquired London-based King Worldwide Investor Relations, the specialist capital markets intelligence business, formerly known as Capital Precision. Orient has... Read more continue reading

Fund Manager expands its operations in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone

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Australian based credit specialist Fund Manager La Trobe Financial has expanded its China business by setting up formal registration in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FT Zone). This FT Zone... Read more continue reading

Risk factors prompting Nikko Asset Management to cut equity exposure worsening

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Ukraine and China remain most worrisome issues The volatile geopolitical situation in Eastern Ukraine and the prospect for prolonged negative news out of China continue to weigh on Nikko Asset... Read more continue reading

Westpac and MNI Indicators to launch monthly survey of Chinese Consumer Sentiment

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Westpac Institutional Bank (Westpac) has partnered with MNI Indicators to co-produce an independent monthly report on the Chinese consumer: The Westpac MNI China Consumer Sentiment Survey. The key headline indicator... Read more continue reading

Threadneedle Investments asset allocation update: April 2014

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In this latest outlook, Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer at Threadneedle Investments, assesses market activity so far this year and provides an asset allocation update. Threadneedle halves overweight in equities... Read more continue reading

Asian economies to struggle, but opportunities exist in thematic investing

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Asian economies may struggle in 2014, and beyond, as local investors become more conservative and foreign investors become more selective about their Asian investments, says Evan Erlanson, chief investment officer... Read more continue reading