ANALYSIS: Is Japan’s third arrow about to hit the mark?
With other major equities classes all having their own significant question marks, could the long awaited ‘third arrow’ finally be about the make Japan the best place to invest?
With other major equities classes all having their own significant question marks, could the long awaited ‘third arrow’ finally be about the make Japan the best place to invest?
South Korea is one of the most attractive regions in Asia in terms of dividend growth potential, said Henderson Asian Dividend Income Fund co-manager Sat Duhra.
China has imposed new lending limits on the country’s increasingly popular peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms in a bid to curb risks following the collapse of the industry’s largest lender Ezubao last year.
Global asset manager Schroders said improving investor sentiment toward China and the demand for income has prompted it to launch a new China Asset Income Fund.
German insurer Allianz has signed a 10-year distribution deal with Malaysia’s Maybank to sell its life products from its retail branches in Indonesia.
Around seven in 10 Singaporeans have not increased their life insurance cover in line with their rising income levels, leaving them at risk of being under-insured in the event of a crises, insurer Prudential has warned.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) put 73 private fund firms under administrative supervision measures in the first half of this year after illegal or irregular activities were found.
Malaysia’s Islamic insurers are considering a move into Europe by targeting the continent’s growing Muslim population, an expert in Islamic finance has said.
Known as an emerging markets specialist, Aberdeen Asset Management has been diversifying into alternatives and intends to push this asset class and multi-asset funds in Asia, said Andrew McCaffery, global head of alternatives and group head of solutions.
Insurance giant Allianz and France’s Axa are locked in a bidding war to acquire the distribution rights to sell insurance products through Standard Chartered channels in Asia.
Global wealth and asset manager Lombard Odier has signed a strategic agreement with UnionBank to offer its investment solutions to onshore private clients in the Philippines in a move that further expands the firm’s footprint in Asia.
The former chief executive for Asia of Swiss private bank BSI has settled a lawsuit against the bank for freezing his bonus, two months after Singapore’s regulator, in a rare move, ordered that the bank be shut down.