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Bangkok bombs and Malaysia's terror

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... development for Thailand or for any other country for that matter. But more tragic is the goings-on in its neighbour - Malaysia. Inclusive of its subsequent drop after the bombings, the SET index is down 8.3% to its lowest level since May 2014 this year ...

Islamic super fund sees 245% FUM growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... 60.7% to 30 June 2015 since inception in February 2013. Crescent Wealth has established a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and it intends to expand its business in other countries in South East Asia and the Middle East.

Australian funds turning to bourgeoning Asian REITs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... but after Japan passed legislation to pave the way for the product class in that year; Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan and India have followed suit. China has also got in on the act with the launch of two listed funds in the last two ...

Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... funds produce the data monthly, which is the gold standard globally. That's ahead of Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, China and Thailand for monthly disclosure, though almost all of those countries have a high degree of semiannual ...

Australia a priority for HSBC despite job cuts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... growth focus areas, along with Canada, Egypt, India and Taiwan. Other growth areas for HSBC will be China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE and the United Kingdom. "The world is increasingly connected, with Asia expected to show high ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... added 0.87 per cent to 4,480.46. Tokyo was closed for a public holiday, along with financial markets in Thailand and Malaysia. As well as the news on China's economic front, Asian bourses took their lead from a rally on US markets on Friday that reversed ...

Former AMP chief executive joins Westpac

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Former AMP chief executive Craig Dunn will join the board of Westpac in June, according to an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange. Also recently appointed chairman of Sydney's new fintech hub Stone and Chalk, Dunn has more than 20 years' ...

Islamic investment delivers strong return for Crescent Wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... and 61.72% since inception on February 2013. The fund, managed by an investment team based in the United States and in Malaysia, aims to provide returns following Islamic and ethical investment principles. Portfolio manager Monem Salam told Financial ...

Connect Brokers sets up Asian initiative

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... bred complacency." He added that "it is a failure to recognise that the majority of businesses in Asia are SMEs." Within Malaysia, which is Australia's eighth largest trading partner, 99% of companies are SMEs. They account for 32% of the nation's GDP ...

Netwealth launches global stocks trading service

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... TSX (Canada), Euronext Paris (France), Deutsche Boerse (Germany), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands), TSE (Japan), KLCI (Malaysia) and HKE (Hong Kong).