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Noronha holds a 2% stake in Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which owns DMart, a chain of hypermarkets in India. He has helped Damani, the company founder, boost his wealth to over $20bn
Hong Kong and Taipei put on more than 1% each, while Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Wellington and Manila also saw healthy gains.
The bond market has responded positively to comments from China's central bank saying the spillover effects from Evergrande's debt woes on the banking system were controllable
Bonds News
Local developers' shares and bonds fell further on Wednesday after Evergrande missed a third round of interest payments on dollar bonds in three weeks...
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Chinese Developer Sinic Set To Default On $250m Of Bonds11 Oct 2021
The Shanghai-based firm has total liabilities of $1.01billion as impact of China Evergrande’s struggles continues to be felt across country’s property sector...
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China Developer Fantasia Limit Bond Trades As Crisis Deepens11 Oct 2021
And another real estate firm, Modern Land, is seeking to delay repayment on a dollar bond in a bid to avoid a default as Evergrande’s struggles continue ...
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Bond Issuers’ Evergrande Pain As Investors Eye More Security06 Oct 2021
Analysts say global investors will demand more transparency and disclosure from riskier bond issuers in China and Asia, and better returns, given Evergrande's shambolic financial state...
Capital Markets News
Shares of Chinese real estate firms slip as investors worry about the debt crisis that has hit the property sector, including China Evergrande Group, following fresh rating downgrades....
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WallStreet Vs the ‘Bros of Reddit’: Your Guide To Meme Stocks31 May 2021
Markets have been disrupted this year by the growing clout of retail investors. Some see themselves as genuine traders, others......
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Lenovo Stock Drops 17pc After Withdrawing Listing Bid11 Oct 2021
The world's biggest personal computer maker said it would withdraw its application because financial information in its prospectus may lapse during the vetting process....
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Hong Kong Faces Worst Quarter For Stock Listings Since Pandemic: FT30 Sep 2021
Hong Kong’s stock market is on track for its worst quarter for new listings since the start of the......
Commodities News
OPEC+ to increase production by 400,000 bpd Talks restarted after UAE pullout put agreement on ice Will meet again in......
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China Vows to Curb Commodities Speculation to Ensure Price Stability17 Jul 2021
Move is latest measure to slow commodities price surge ‘Hoarding’ of goods will not be tolerated, ministry says China......
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China Plans to Ramp Up Metals Recycling07 Jul 2021
State planner outlines targets for recycling of key metals to ensure supplies, limit its import costs and meet its climate......
ESG News
Executive who helped world’s largest asset manager convert the financial world to the new gold of green investing adds further to criticism of the trend he started ...
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Japan’s New Financial Watchdog Chief Targets ESG ‘Greenwashing’04 Aug 2021
FSA boss Junichi Nakajima calls for scrutiny of products’ green credentials ; Global green bond issues reached $290.1 billion in 2020...
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Asia’s ESG Boom Generates Hot Jobs Market: Bloomberg27 Jul 2021
(AF) A boom in ESG finance in Asia is creating one of the hottest job markets in global finance,......
ETFs News
(AF) Xi Jinping’s crackdown on parts of the economy has sent ripples of concern through the international investment network,......
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BlackRock Bond ETFs Fuel Surge In Europe-Based China Funds: FT03 Sep 2021
(AF) A twenty-five percent rise in assets put into Europe-based China funds this year has been fuelled by exchange-traded bond......
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China Green Pledge Helps Boost Renewable-Energy Linked ETFs: FT03 Aug 2021
(AF) China’s pledge to shift towards a green future has been reflected in the performance of renewable-energy focused ETFs, which......
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Opinion & Comment
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ESG Investing in Asia Plots its Own Path17 Jul 2021
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