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OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... create a mini free trade agreement for managed funds initially between Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, The Philippines and Thailand. This is designed to build a regional trading structure which diminishes the influence of the European Union's ...

Japan joins Asia Region Funds Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... Funds Passport, which will ease the trade of managed funds within economies in Asia. South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Australia will also participate on the project. The inclusion of Japan "is a game changer for the passport and ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... headlines, other Asian countries have delivered excellent returns over the past years. Top performers include the Philippines (14.8% returns per annum for the three years to June 2015) and Taiwan (13%). During the 10 years to June 2015, all Asian countries ...

VFMC appoints new chairman

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... director and chairman of the board. MacKenzie currently serves as a director of Melco Crown Entertainment; Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corporation; Maurice Blackburn and is chairman of accounting firm Shine Wing Australia. He has previously been ...

VicSuper awards $100 million mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... market countries since 2011, including Mexico, Peru, Chile, West and South Africa, India, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and China. "Our grassroots research involves visiting emerging-market countries and talking to business owners on their premises ...

Government seeks further Asia Funds Passport consultation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... has been prepared by the Asia Region Funds Passport Working Group which includes Australia, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. It seeks views from the public and industry stakeholders. The release of the paper follows the first ...

China easing a tailwind for A-share market

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... waiting for political reforms that allow economic growth, and noted that these reforms are already happening in the Philippines, Indonesia, India and Mexico.

FSC Conference: Industry urged to prepare for Asia Passport pilot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... the region. A total of six economies currently belong to the working group: Australia, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and New Zealand. The industry is awaiting publication of submissions responding to an APEC consultation paper on the scheme. ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... continuing to amass troops in the Ukrainian border (this is still on-going). Still on-going is Syria, China-Vietnam/Japan/Philippines/Malaysia tit for tats over a few pieces of rock floating on the ocean... and currently showing at a theatre near us ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... lotsa lotsa "major geopolitical events" - September 11, North Korea nukes, Thailand coup, China-Japan/Malaysia/Vietnam/Philippines island dispute, Ukraine - yet the S&P 500 index continues to break records. But let's just concentrate on the ones that ...