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People Moves
BBVA pares Asia equity sales and structuring team
The Spanish bank’s equities unit has taken a substantial hit in headcount – including salespeople and structurers – as part of a cut in global markets staff ...
By Joe Marsh | 16 January 2012
Markets
RBS makes heavy cuts in Asia equities division
The bank has made major lay-offs in institutional and retail equity sales and structuring in the region, amid whispers it plans to shut its equities and corporate finance units ...
By Joe Marsh | 12 January 2012
Services
India retail stock move unlikely to boost liquidity
Traders are awaiting additional rulings from Sebi to determine whether India's move to encourage overseas retail investors can improve liquidity in the stock market.
By Jame DiBiasio | 6 January 2012
Services
Morgan Stanley voted best at finding liquidity
But Credit Suisse is considered the most trustworthy sell-side broker, according to our survey of buy-side equity traders.
By Jame DiBiasio | 3 October 2011
Markets
November threat to equity rebound, says Parker at Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse's senior asset-allocation adviser expects global equity markets to recover over the next few months, but worries that US politics could set them back again.
By Jame DiBiasio | 5 September 2011
Distribution
Denmark’s Nykredit seeks Japanese equity manager
Nykredit Asset Management will appoint a manager of Japanese equities because it must replace a previous provider.
By Jame DiBiasio | 11 July 2011
Outlooks
China equities are a buy, argues Baring AM
Investment manager William Fong says valuation levels are compelling after the correction, but maintains positions in stocks less sensitive to inflation pressure and policy ...
By Leanne Wang | 28 June 2011
Markets
Just how bad are Asia-Pac trading volumes?
It’s looking like a long, ugly summer for trading Asian equities, with Southeast Asia exhibiting the only signs of life.
By Jame DiBiasio | 15 June 2011
Markets
Tora chief predicts high equity volatility until 2012
Continued surprises in Japan will keep volatility and volumes abnormally high, says Robert Dykes, chief executive of US agency broker Tora Trading.
By Joe Marsh | 29 March 2011
Markets
Japan equity volumes triple after earthquake
Trading platforms are holding up so far, despite a huge sell-off-induced spike in volumes across stocks and stock futures, says agency broker ITG.
By Joe Marsh | 15 March 2011
People Moves
Valenzuela joins BarCap in key equities distribution role
Barclays Capital strengthens its equities distribution capabilities in the region by adding veteran banker Adrian Valenzuela.
By Sameera Anand | 22 February 2011
Markets
Hu-Obama deal supports First Eagle investment thesis
Last week’s summit in Washington supports portfolio manager Colin Morris’s contention that US equities are the “least bad” option for investors.
By Jame DiBiasio | 27 January 2011
Markets
Equities more attractive than real assets: Gurwitz
Barclays Wealth investment strategist Aaron Gurwitz says investors should look past worries in both East and West to focus on developed-market stocks.
By Jame DiBiasio | 25 January 2011
Markets
US consensus strong behind 2011 asset allocation picks
Letter from America: Why 2011 is going to be about equities, particularly US blue-chips.
By Jame DiBiasio | 22 December 2010
Co-published
VIDEO: 2011 outlook strong for Asian, Greater China equities
VIDEO: Fidelity’s Catherine Yeung and Stephen Ma explain why next year should favour stock pickers in Asia-Pacific and Greater China strategies.
By The Editors | 6 December 2010
People Moves
Barclays hires head of equities trading for Asia-Pacific
Mike Di Iorio joins from Nomura as the UK bank continues to build its equities platform in the region.
By Anette Jönsson | 24 August 2010
Asset Owners
Korea to ease investment limits for corporate pensions
Cho In-kang of the Financial Services Commission says the government wants institutional investors to play a bigger role in growing Korea’s capital markets.
By Jame DiBiasio | 13 July 2010
Outlooks
Trader Vic is short-term bearish on China, oil and equities
But Victor Sperandeo, the man behind the Trader Vic index, is upbeat on gold and grains, and sees stock markets doing well in six to 12 months.
By Joe Marsh | 21 June 2010
Markets
Wealthy Chinese to double allocations to alternatives and equities
And appetite for risk among wealthy Asians is set to rise in the next two years, with many likely to seek financial planning and advisory asset-management services, according ...
By Joseph Marsh | 17 June 2010
Outlooks
Fund managers lose faith in equities
A survey of fund managers by HSBC’s wealth-management group finds more are underweighting equities.
By Jame DiBiasio | 14 June 2010
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US dollar
  28%
 
Japanese yen
  3%
 
Aussie dollar
  11%
 
Singapore dollar
  19%
 
Chinese renminbi
  24%
 
None of the above; gold
  15%
TOTAL VOTES: 213

 
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