Asia retail investors shirk financial advice
The majority of retail investors in Asia are self-directed and do not rely on financial advisers when making investment decisions, says research by Cerulli Associates.
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japan soars manulife sales growth
Manulife Financial delivered very strong Q3 life sales growth in Asia with Japan standing out from other parts of the region.
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Inflated ASEAN expectations
Rich valuations and high investor expectations in ASEAN markets, combined with expected slowing growth, have created room for disappointment, says Morgan Stanley.
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hong kong confidential – business strategies
Companies must start preparing ahead of the 2015 Guidance Note on Underwriting regulaions in Hong Kong if they want to keep ahead of the competition, says David Halley, managing director of Capstone Financial (HK).
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FPI emerges from difficult H1 2014
Friends Provident International, has recovered from a difficult start to the year to reach sales of £32m in the third quarter, up more than a third on Q1 and Q2.
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Shanghai connect worth getting excited about
Designed to provide foreign investors with access to over 550 Shanghai-listed A shares, there are lots of reasons to be excited about the ‘through train’
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Kames Craig Bonthron appointment
The investment manager lost Piers Hillier to LV= Asset Management in early November, and is seeking to "mature" its investment selection process
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Nikko appoints execs for Middle East
Nikko Asset Management has appointed three executives to lead its development in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
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HSBC China multi asset fund
HSBC Global Asset Management is launching a multi-asset China-focused fund that will partly invest through the Hong Kong-Shanghai stock connect.
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First State absolute return strategy
First State Investments is planning to launch an absolute return strategy in Asia during the first half of next year.
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MitonOptimal appoints director for
MitonOptimal has promoted Phil Penrose to director for international sales, where he will be responsible for the companys distribution across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
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AllianzGI launches EMD fund
The fund will combine top-down country analysis with bottom-up credit research to construct portfolios in Latin America, Asia and central and Eastern Europe