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While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... close to joining forces with the SPD. All's well. Not in the Indian channel from the looks of it. Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Duvvuri Subbarao must be thanking his lucky stars that his term in office ended when it did - right in the midst ...

Asia-Pacific HNWI wealth growth triple global average

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
Growth in the high net worth individuals (HNWIs) market has dramatically outpaced the global average over the last five years, according to the latest annual Asia-Pacific Wealth Report. Published jointly by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management, the report ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
Emerging market currencies bouncing back so quickly after the US Fed reversed its signals that it would soon start tapering its economic stimulus confirms how far these markets have matured since the GFC. In May through June this year US Fed chairman ...

Don't lump Asia Pacific in with EM fall

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Investors must not unfairly mark down structurally sound Asia Pacific economies following the disappointing recent performance of the emerging markets region as a whole, according to Standard Life Investments investment director, global strategy Jason ...

India's triple dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... could set its own monetary policy to bring down the drachma to help restore growth in its economy. Not the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). No not the RBI, Virginia. The RBI announced liquidity tightening measures last week after the Indian currency hit ...

Service consumption bucks downward trend in EM equities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
As emerging markets (EMs) shift emphasis from exports to consumption, some of the highest yields may come from the provision of services, according to Niall Paul, a UK-based partner at high alpha specialist wealth manager TT International (TT). "As ...

Will Australia escape an EM bond crisis?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... Australian bonds look safer than their EM counterparts. Evans said the emerging markets such as South Africa, Turkey and India "have seen such a significant sell off in their currencies that they are actually going to be deflationary at some stage - ...

South Africa leads foreign investment in the continent

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
South Africa has received the largest share of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the African continent, with the figure rising more than five-fold from $1.2 billion in 2010 to $6.4 billion in 2012. The figures came from the 'Global Investment Trends ...

Asian bonds insulated from Cyprus turmoil

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Asian bond yields experienced much lower volatility in the wake of the uncertainty which surrounded the Cypriot debt talks, according to HSBC Global Asset Management. HSBC chief investment officer for fixed income in Asia Pacific Cecilia Chan says that ...

Falling BRICs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... counting in spite of the continued deterioration in growth fundamentals. That is, with the exception of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI lowered its benchmark rate from 7.75% to 7.5% two days ago but at the same time, it cautioned that, "Even ...