Vietnam eyes China model to seek index upgrade
Vietnam is planning to relax its stock market settlement procedures for foreign investors, a critical measure to convince equity index managers to upgrade the country to emerging market status and…
Dwindling excess savings could scupper markets’ soft-landing hopes
Markets have high hopes for a soft landing for the economy, with bonds and equities rallying. Yet a sharp drawdown in the excess savings created by COVID-19 could be a…
Investors increase bets on UK recession as rate hikes bite
Markets are doubling down on bets for a UK recession after the Bank of England delivered an outsized rate hike on Thursday, steering investors away from sterling and back into…
Britain Plc buckles up for sale season as UK shares look cheap
As a turbulent 2022 draws to a close, British companies are fastening their seat belts as bankers and investors anticipate a surge in takeover activity because of the depressed pound…
Political woes and economic funk mean few takers for British assets
A potent mix of weak growth, high inflation, and a new bout of political instability means no respite in sight for British assets struggling to find interest from investors. British…
Investment platforms face hangover after pandemic party
The trillion-dollar retail investment express is losing steam, dampening the fortunes of British trading platforms that boomed during lockdowns on the back of a meme stocks frenzy. Many stock-pickers are…
Coronavirus and global financial crisis
From the start of 2020, coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed cases are rapidly growing around the globe. This pandemic started in China and in the last seventy days the total number of…
COVID-19 and bankers
The world still hasn’t quite come to terms with the outbreak of COVID-19. World governments have made extensive preparations, implementing total lockdowns and encouraging people to practice social distancing to…
Investing in technology sector: A primer – Part VI – Investing (b)
Continuing from the previous article, we look at different segments of the Information and Technology (ICT) Sector and highlight some examples of ETF’s that provide exposure to these segments. Semiconductors…
The trillion dollar weapon in the US-China tech stock war
The threat of a $1 trillion US sanctions hit on the Chinese internet giants that have led emerging market stocks to their first record high since 2007 is overshadowing the…
