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Investors are pushing into Emerging-market stocks; 20% rise over the past six months
August 29th, 2016
China’s economy is inexorably slowing. Turkey’s sprawling post-coup purge continues apace. Western sanctions against Russia will remain in force for as long as Moscow keeps meddling in Ukraine. Brazil’s brief Olympic distraction is over, so it’s back to the business of dealing with acrippling recession and wrenching ...
Most Asia stocks slide on Fed officials’ rate comments, dollar firms
August 29th, 2016
Most Asian share markets tumbled on Monday while the U.S. dollar added to gains made after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated a U.S. interest rate increase remains on the cards for this year. European markets also looked set ...
Asian stocks drop as investors avoid risk before Yellen speech
August 26th, 2016
Asian stocks extended their weekly loss on Friday (Aug 26) ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen later in the day that may shed light on the US interest-rate outlook. The yen meandered after Japanese consumer ...
SFC reprimands and fines Morgan Stanley
August 25th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has resolved its concerns with Morgan Stanley Hong Kong Securities Limited (MSHK) over its internal control failures. Under the resolution, the SFC reprimanded and fined MSHK $18.5 million for breaches of the Code ...
Taiwan to toughen anti-money laundering law after US fine
August 25th, 2016
Taiwan moved Thursday (Aug 25) to toughen its anti-money laundering law after US authorities fined a local bank linked to the so-called Panama Papers scandal. Last week, American regulators fined Taiwan’s Mega International Commercial Bank US$180 million for showing ...
Coda Payments raises $2M to enable alternative online payments in Asia
August 25th, 2016
Relying on credit cards doesn’t work in Southeast Asia, where less than 10 percent of the 600 million population are estimated to own plastic. That makes alternative payments, like bank transfer or over-the-counter, critical for anyone doing business in ...
The Giant of Tokyo’s Stock Market Reveals Its Investment Secrets
August 25th, 2016
Japan pension fund is top owner of MUFG, Honda, many more First unveiling of equity holdings spurs debate on strategy Companies across Japan have a new name in their top 10 shareholder lists: the world’s largest pension fund. The ...
STOXX Changes Composition Of Benchmark Indices
August 24th, 2016
STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced the new composition of STOXX Benchmarks and their sub and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North ...
Asian stocks slip on profit-taking; oil falls
August 24th, 2016
Asian stocks edged lower on Wednesday as strong U.S housing data overnight increased the chances of an interest rate increase in coming months, prompting some investors to take profits, while oil prices slipped after a surprise jump in U.S. ...
The S&P 500’s new sector could be a really big deal
August 23rd, 2016
The S&P 500 is about to undergo a landmark change, and it could have interesting and important developments for investors. Since 1999, the index of large-cap stocks has been cut into 10 broad sectors, with the distinctions critical for ...
