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Botox and driverless cars to spearhead China growth – Barings
Asset management firm Barings predicts that strong growth in makeup, Botox, electric vehicles and driverless cars in China will drive performance of its Asian funds, according to head of Asian equities, HyungJin Lee.
Ten Singapore advice firms fined in anti-competition probe
The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has fined 10 firms nearly S$1m for collaborating to pressure a competitor to withdraw an offer of a 50% commission rebate on life insurance products.
Franklin Templeton: Ignore recessionary fears, US in ‘growth pause’
The US is in a period of “growth pause” rather than lapsing into recession, with long-term equity opportunities in technology and healthcare companies, according to Franklin Templeton’s Grant Bowers.
The risk that is being ignored
The biggest portfolio risk this year is not yet priced into the market, said Kevin Liem, chief investment officer at wealth management firm TTG in Hong Kong.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Mar 16
Crown dependency DTA change ends property developer loophole
The UK’s double tax agreements (DTA) with Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man have been amended so that non-UK resident property developers will no longer be able to avoid paying income or corporation tax in the UK.