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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ANIMAL SPIRITS: Reflationary Investment Thesis Intact Without Fiscal Trumponomics
Executive Summary Early focus on trade and protectionism by the Trump administration has not stemmed the reflation regime change. The setback in...
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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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Singapore Banks: A Far Greater Perception-Reality Gap Compared with China Banks
We doubt there are many people who believe that China’s banks have especially safe corporate exposure. Few believe the low 1.8% NPL ratio that...
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