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Charles Schwab targets Asian investors with Singapore office
US investment and financial planning firm Charles Schwab has opened an office in Singapore to provide local and Asian investors greater access to the US market.
Investment | 7 Nov 17
US equity fund managers pin hopes on Trump
US equity fund managers believe the S&P 500 can continue to add to a 26% rise over the past year. But barring good news to come out of Washington, there is little to cheer about for expensive US equities.
SEC clears path to US research post-Mifid
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that UK investment firms will be able to temporarily access research from the US post-Mifid II.
China adds 101 billionaires
There were nearly three times as many new Chinese billionaires than US ones last year, helping to make Asia home to the most billionaires for the first time and driving the global population to 1,542, according to a report from UBS and PwC.
Emerging Markets | 6 Oct 17
Investors dump emerging market debt as Fed hike looms
Emerging market debt has been the best-selling asset class with European investors this year, but flows turned negative in late September against a backdrop of a hawkish Fed and a strengthening dollar.