emerging markets (EM)

BEIJING (June 13): China on Tuesday adjusted rules to make it easier for qualified foreign investors in Chinese stocks and bonds to move money out of the country, in Beijing’s latest step to open up its capital markets.

LONDON (June 6): Standard Chartered Plc plans to create two new hubs for its Asian operations in Singapore and Hong Kong to simplify the emerging market lender’s extensive network and reduce costs, people familiar with the plan said.

SINGAPORE (Aug 18): Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have helped power the emerging markets (EM) rally this year but their heft and influence is now a cause of concern as the damage could be as severe if the flows reverse.

SINGAPORE (Aug 8): Malaysian streaming provider iflix today announced the completion of a US$133 million ($181 million) funding round, which brings its total funding raised in the current year to an excess of US$220 million.

LONDON (July 13): When Robert Marshall-Lee started running an emerging-market equity fund six years ago, he decided the only way to withstand the surge in passive investing strategies was to stop paying attention to them.

SINGAPORE (July 6): Deutsche Bank Wealth Management is retaining its “overweight” stance on emerging market (EM) equities, particularly Asia ex-Japan, as it deems the region’s economic landscape as supportive and its valuations reasonable.

SINGAPORE (June 22): Now might be a good time to invest in emerging markets.

SINGAPORE (June 5): Market trends of the East and West appear to be diverging from each other given how emerging Asia is not benefitting much from the industrial upswing seen by advanced markets, according to HSBC Global Research.  

SINGAPORE (April 26): Despite its size, Singapore has emerged the most connected Asia Pacific (APAC) country on LinkedIn with over a million registered members, and ranks third place globally after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Netherlands.

SINGAPORE (April 18): Schroders’ Chief Economist & Strategist Keith Wade says populist policies to restrict trade and migration are likely to lead to stagflation which could impact Asia and the emerging markets (EM).