Some form of the financial transaction tax being debated in Europe will come into force, but what the final rules will look like is still unclear, and a decision is some way off.
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The Securities Commission will cooperate with the EU under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. But the number of Malaysian fund houses marketing to European investors may be limited.
Newly appointed chief marketing officer, Ashley Dale, will be visiting Europe next week to evaluate how many sales staff to hire. The firm is also planning two more ETF launches.
Mainland asset managers are increasingly seeking to sell their capabilities to European institutions, although lack of brand recognition and market volatility are obstacles.
Cash-rich European corporates are likely to seek acquisitions, which could drive up the stock prices of target firms, says the CIO of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management.
The Asian Development Bank warns that the region must improve bond market liquidity and cooperation or bond prices will suffer.
Inflation is not properly priced-in in some emerging markets, argues the global head of macro and investment strategy at HSBC Global Asset Management.
Wylie Tollette of Franklin Templeton outlines why passive investments are not as diversified as investors might think.
Emanuele Ravano of Pimco outlines how the latest sovereign problems in Europe have prompted a significant reorganisation of the asset manager's fixed-income strategies.
Emerging markets are the preferred investment destination, despite low optimism about Chinese and global economic growth, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch's July fund-manager survey.
Harvard's Kenneth Rogoff shares his views on the European debt crisis and how transparency is the barrier to finding out just what is happening in the China property sector.
Despite sovereign-debt issues and currency concerns, a period of euro weakness would benefit European companies, says Dan Ison, head of pan-European equities.
