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

Nikko AM decreases risk, reduces overweight on global equities

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A long-running overweight stance on global equities is being trimmed by Nikko Asset Management’s Global Investment Committee (GIC), the company announced today. Nikko AM is a related entity of Tyndall... Read more continue reading

Japan story intact, despite market volatility

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BOJ maintains its accommodative policy though markets expected more Japan’s GDP growth considerably better than reported Japan’s equity market weathered an onslaught of selling in February by global macro hedge... Read more continue reading

Weaker Yen: no cure for Japan’s ills

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, believes the underwhelming response of Japanese exports to the plunge in the yen should serve as a warning sign to Japanese policymakers that... Read more continue reading

Chinese shadow banking concerns expand

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Iron ore expected to fall $20 per ton by 2018 Japan updated indicators show Abenomics succeeding The impact of bad debts in China’s shadow banking system is likely more important... Read more continue reading

Looking beyond the dragon: PM CAPITAL says Asian growth doesn’t stop with China

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Investment focus on domestic consumption in regional economies; Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam feature in ‘bottom up’ – not macro thematic – approach PM CAPITAL has said that the majority of... Read more continue reading