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netwealth adopts Morphic Global Opps Fund

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... currently are US Home Builders (US, 6.08% of portfolio), Japanese Drug Stores (Japan, 2.61%), Manila Water Company (Philippines, 2.38%), Daiichikosho Co (Japan, 2.25%), Indian Non Bank Finance (India, 2.22%), Valero Energy Group (US, 2.18%), Bob Evans ...

J.P. Morgan buys into online shopping

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... replicates them in other countries. Lazada is an online department store with operations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand. Considered to be a replica of Amazon, Lazada caters for everything from consumer electronics to household ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... southeast Asia that appears to be going its own, silently but steadily improving over the past two years. Introducing the Philippines -- the former colony of Spain and the US and the refuge of many a mainland Chinese back in Mao's days. The country that ...

Macquarie wins Philippines infra mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Macquarie Group has won a mandate to manage a $582 million infrastructure fund for the Philippines government. Macquarie's Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) fund will be responsible for managing the Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... for the first quarter. South Korea's Kospi added 0.3 per cent to 1845.24. Benchmarks in Taiwan, New Zealand and the Philippines also rose. Mainland Chinese shares bounced back from early losses, buoyed by calls from the country's central bank governor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... such as slower growth in consumer spending and first-quarter GDP. Stock markets in China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. CANBERRA - One of the country's ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... terms," said Yuen. "Most of the emerging Asian economies like China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines are all well below US$10,000 per capita so that gives us comfort that it's a long term story." Yuen cites the aftermath of the ...

AIA Australia creates Asia role, new CEO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... life insurance group in the world with branches across Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand and Macau. It has total assets of US$115,782 million as of May 31, it says ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. In congratulating Dr Taggart, AFA CEO Richard Klipin said AFA members have a rich tradition ...

People powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... should know I've been in one - 25 years ago next week. I've participated in the first people power revolution - that in Philippines in 1986 - that toppled the 20-year authoritarian rule of our very own strongman Ferdinand Marcos. Yes, I was brave enough ...