The Week That Was in Asean@Smartkarma - Policy Shifts, Taxing Diesel and Micro Lending
In this week's ASEAN Weekly, we have Nicolas Van Broekhoven publishing his inaugural Insight on Micro Mechanics (Holdings) Ltd (MMH SP), which...
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U.S. Asset Managers Still Facing a Difficult Future
Since the presidential election, the prospects of easing regulation and lower corporate taxes have lifted the shares of the U.S.-based asset...
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Banking Woes, the Rise of the Machines and Big Box Shopping
In this week's ASEAN offering we have some quite controversial commentary on the Singapore Banks, that suggest that there is more pain to come on...
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Does Anybody Believe DBS' NPL Surge Will Suddenly Stop?
DBS revealed continued strong NPL formation in Singapore. We are doubtful that this suddenly reverses or stops. The bank’s NPL cover ratio...
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Money Matters: US Inflation & The Fed
US Consumer Price Inflation released today surprised to the upside. Core CPI at 2.3% is comfortably above the Fed's inflation target of 2%. As...
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