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Packets of snacks on the shelves inside a Haldiram’s restaurant in Mumbai, India. Photo: Reuters

Temasek takes a big bite of India’s food market with major Haldiram’s deal

The state investment fund has reportedly bought a 10 per cent stake in the leading Indian food company for US$1 billion.

3 Apr 2025 - 2:32PM

SHK Capital Partners joins GAM to expand alternative investments

19 Jul 2024 - 3:33PM

China stock market

What China’s biggest money manager feels about the economy, market

18 Jul 2024 - 7:56PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s new cash for residency scheme receives 251 applications by end of May

Government says if all cash for residency applicants approved, Hong Kong stands to get cash injection of more than HK$7.5 billion.

12 Jun 2024 - 10:33PM

A street in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa, which provided 100 of the 251 Hong Kong cash for residency applications. Photo: Handout

Banking & finance

A Bathing Ape’s main shareholder CVC Capital closes its biggest Asia fund

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has closed its largest Asia fund to date, shrugging off a challenging macroeconomic environment that has put a dent in fundraising and led many global fund managers to cut their exposure to the region.

22 Feb 2024 - 8:45PM

Banking & finance

Private-equity investors to return to China in search of M&A deals in 2024: Bain

Global and domestic private-equity investors are making a comeback to the Chinese M&A market following three straight years of decline, as they look to profit from an economic recovery, Bain & Co says.

18 Jan 2024 - 6:35PM

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China stock market

Analysis | China’s desperate stock investors await a stimulus ‘bazooka’

Many of mainland China’s 220 million retail investors are not convinced the government’s recent efforts aimed at reviving the stock market go far enough to set equities on a path to long-term recovery.

16 Sep 2023 - 10:00AMvideocam

Sentiment has been shaky as top policymakers refrained from launching a policy ‘bazooka’ to kick-start growth. Illustration: Brian Wang

Banking & finance

The View | Harry Markowitz’s work still useful in unravelling messy markets

The last quarter was dominated by narratives of rising interest rates and inflation, yet consumers are spending, job vacancies abound and house prices are firm. What to make of this is unclear, but Markowitz’s work would suggest a robust, long-term portfolio of equities and bonds, perhaps rebalancing every few years.

6 Jul 2023 - 10:37PM

China stock market

China’s biggest fund manager raises tech bets on regulatory easing, AI boom

Zhang Kun, who oversees US$13 billion for Guangzhou-based E Fund Management, bought more shares in online delivery giant Meituan and TSMC in the first quarter, betting the worst of a regulatory crackdown was over and that an AI boom would bolster demand for processing chips.

21 Apr 2023 - 2:09PMvideocam

Banking & finance

‘Higher quotas, more choice’ are key to Wealth Management Connect scheme

Investors and fund managers want to see an increase in the individual investment quota, a wider choice of products and more financial firms joining the bay area’s cross-border channel.

10 Oct 2022 - 9:36AMvideocam

Many investors want the individual investment quota raised from 1 million yuan. Photo: Shutterstock

Banking & finance

The View | As stocks plunge and bonds crater, where should investors turn?

Equities are sliding thanks to inflation, yet rising interest rates are having the same effect on bond returns. This shift is prompting investors to to look beyond the ‘60:40’ paradigm to diversify their portfolios and avoid volatility, raising the profile of liquid alternatives.

30 Sep 2022 - 4:19AM

A broker talks on his phone outside the New York Stock Exchange building. Photo: AP

Venture capital market

VC firm Hillhouse battles lay-off rumours amid plunging tech stocks

Hillhouse Capital, China’s top private equity firm, has denied it is undergoing large-scale lay-offs after facing earlier rumours this year about its portfolio amid a tech stock sell-off.

6 Jun 2022 - 3:45PM

Who keeps crypto going? It’s everyone – from teens to the middle-aged

They call each other ‘fam’, cheer those making money and commiserate with those who get ‘rekt’ by losses – they belong to communities on social media that are driving cryptocurrencies.

23 Apr 2022 - 7:15PM

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19 highlights the need for a hands-on public investor

Singapore’s Temasek is one of several government funds to go beyond their traditional mandate and fight the pandemic. As Hong Kong prepares to launch its own Growth Portfolio, it needs to consider if there’s a larger firefighting role for public investors in a crisis.

19 Jan 2021 - 7:39PMvideocam

A nurse prepares to vaccinate health care workers at Singapore’s Gleneagles Hospital on January 19. Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek invested in BioNTech and has supported its efforts to develop a vaccine. Photo: Reuters

US pressure on investors to eschew China dents capital flows

The US effort to crimp foreign investment into China, combined with the coronavirus pandemic, is weighing on capital flows.

18 Sep 2020 - 8:00AMvideocam

A Yale University student is seen on campus in New Haven, Connecticut. Photo: AFP

China’s US$941 billion sovereign fund hunts for assets to beat the market

China Investment Corp is looking for more resilient assets in markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic to improve returns, Executive Vice President Zhao Haiying said in an interview.

24 May 2020 - 11:02PM

US-China trade war

Why did China’s US$940 billion sovereign wealth fund lose money last year?

China Investment Corporation (CIC) saw a 2.35 per cent negative return on its overseas investment portfolio in 2018 in contrast to the gain of 17.6 per cent in 2017.

20 Sep 2019 - 11:05PM

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Macroscope | Time and again, stock markets reward the patient investor

With uncertainty at a record high amid the ongoing US-China trade war, it’s worth remembering that analyses of market performances consistently show the need to stay invested throughout the highs and lows.

12 Jun 2019 - 10:27PM

At the end of the day, predicting stock market moves over the short-to-medium term is extraordinarily hard. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Keep bonds on the books but it is also time to explore equities

Credit Suisse forecasts 10-year Treasury yields will move no higher than 3 per cent over the next 12 months – from 2.9 per cent currently – suggesting only a limited move higher from current levels

2 Mar 2018 - 10:54PM

Opinion | Make hay while the sun shines on our markets, but hedge your bets

19 Jan 2018 - 10:45PM

The View | Investors needn’t be too worried about geopolitical uncertainties

17 Aug 2017 - 10:59PM

The best action for investors during extreme geopolitical crisis is to do nothing. Why change your strategy if the chance of the crisis is low? If it’s extreme enough, your portfolio should be the last thing you need on your mind.

New | BlackRock takes an activist stance on voting rights in Hong Kong to foster corporate governance

21 Aug 2016 - 10:59PM

BlackRock’s Asia Pacific Head of Investment Stewardship Pru Bennett says the world’s largest asset manager wants to take an activist role to push for better corporate governance. Photo: SCMP

Portfolio | High crude oil stockpiles bring volatility and uncertainty

5 Aug 2016 - 10:53PM

Portfolio | China consumer goods saturated but services to grow

10 Dec 2015 - 4:13PM

Australian Economy

Portfolio | Australia’s stock market to find fortune as ‘lucky country’ enters ‘lost decade’

8 Dec 2015 - 1:51PM

Shearers work on sheep in a shed near the New South Wales country town of Wagga Wagga. A wool revolution is happening Down Under and Australia's drip-dry, non-prickly, machine-washable wool suits are leading the charge. Col Dorber, managing director of Australian Wool Innovation Ltd, wants to turn the wool world on its head and is offering a range of savvy new products ranging from wash-and-wear wonder wool to wool-based surf gear in a bid to revive the flagging industry. Picture taken October 4, 2002. REUTERS/David Gray TO ACCOMPANY BUSINESS FEATURE STORY TEXTILES-AUSTRALIA-WOOL

New | Higher US interest rates could be dangerous in a ‘wobbly bike’ world economy, says Schroders

20 Nov 2015 - 3:59PM

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivers remarks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Monetary Policy Implementation and Transmission in the Post-Crisis Period in Washington November 12, 2015. The U.S. Federal Reserve must weigh the effects of post-crisis financial regulations and new channels through which policy affects markets as it prepares to raise interest rates, Yellen said on Thursday. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Update | Baby formula and diaper sales likely winners in expected retail consumption boom as China drops one-child policy, says Credit Suisse

3 Nov 2015 - 6:38PM

Portfolio | Casinos balance customers against costs

28 Oct 2015 - 11:48AM

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