Investment
Macro Views | 20 Jun 17
Sterling plummets on Carney rate hike rejection
Sterling fell on Tuesday morning in reaction to Mark Carney’s claim that “now is not yet the time” to hike interest rates in the UK.
Indonesia’s tax amnesty boosts bond appeal
Indonesia’s tax amnesty brought in revenue, which lowered the fiscal deficit and enhanced the appeal of government bonds, says Allianz Global Investor’s David Tan.
Stricter suitability requirements to roll out in China
All products that mainland Chinese can invest in will have to meet newly-introduced suitability requirements starting July 1.
Columbia Threadneedle expands US equity fund range
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is expanding its US equity fund range with the launch of the Threadneedle (Lux) US Disciplined Core Equities Fund in its Luxembourg Sicav.
Investment | 16 Jun 17
Frontier markets – is it still an asset class?
With a string of countries having been promoted from frontier market to emerging market by index provider MSCI in recent years, investors need to ask themselves the question: are frontier markets still a viable asset class? And if they aren’t, is that actually a problem?