Funds

Funds

Aberdeen launches new retail unit trusts in Singapore

SINGAPORE (July 18): Aberdeen Asset Management has announced the launch of five of its funds in Singapore, including its first multi-asset funds in the nation.

Emerging Markets

To win in emerging markets, avoid the passive investing rush

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.

M&A

Ride-hailing apps drove 2016 private equity value surge in Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE (June 15): The overall value of private equity (PE) deals in Southeast Asia rose by 42% to reach US$7.8 billion ($10.7 billion), driven largely by the technology sector where the region’s two ride-hailing apps, Go-Jek and GrabTaxi, raised a to
Indonesia market

In print this week

6 consumer names to watch as Indonesia continues to grow

SINGAPORE (May 12): The economic data coming out of Indonesia appears to suggest investors should now be on the lookout for buying opportunities.
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Aviation & Engineering

Singapore Air may land unfamiliar net-debt spot as soon as 2018

SINGAPORE (May 2): A record plane-buying spree is poised to land Singapore Airlines Ltd. in an unfamiliar territory.

Results

iFAST says 1Q earnings nearly double to $2 mil on record assets under administration

SINGAPORE (April 28): iFAST Corporation, the investment and funds platform, has announced earnings of $2 million for the first quarter ended March 31, nearly doubling from the $1.2 million it posted in 1Q16 on higher revenue after achieving record high as

Global Markets

Istanbul welcomes bets of mystery trader known as `The Dude'

ISTANBUL (April 13): Istanbul’s stock exchange is delighted to be attracting the attentions of a mysterious trader known locally as “The Dude.”

Credit Suisse probe puts Swiss authorities on back foot again

GENEVA/ZURICH (April 4): The latest probe into Credit Suisse Group AG is a blow, not just for the firm but also for the Swiss attorney-general, who didn’t know some of the bank’s offices were going to be raided. This week, Swiss authorities are ba

Funds

Fund that called the smartphone boom piles into driverless cars

HONG KONG (March 27): Fund manager Elizabeth Soon is on the lookout for her third “a-ha” moment. If her latest theme pans out as well as the first two, investors should start looking at driverless car suppliers.
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Global Markets

The bond market isn't dead yet for this JPMorgan fund

SINGAPORE (Jan 16): Don’t count your nails yet for the bond market’s coffin.
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