Asia
ANALYSIS: Playing the contrarian post China rout
With global equities return forecasts reasonable at best, a dearth of exciting ideas may leave investors looking for contrarian plays.
Emerging market outflows accelerate
August saw record monthly outflows from emerging markets with Asia, the origin of last month’s global market correction, particularly hard hit.
Threadneedle: Cheaper ASEAN valuations not attractive
In recent weeks, industry players have said that growth prospects in emerging regions remain strong, with investment opportunities springing up in countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and even frontier Vietnam.
Singapore U-turns on fund passport regime due to unfair tax rule
The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it backed out of a fund passport initiative because the legislation failed to address inequalities in the tax treatment of local and foreign investors.
Investors can opt-in to Singapore safeguards under new rules
Wealthy Singapore investors will be able to choose their own level of regulatory protection when new rules come into force next year.