Malaysia – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 FTSE Russell set to add Chinese government bonds to world government bond index https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/ftse-set-to-add-chinese-government-bonds-to-global-fixed-income-index/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/ftse-set-to-add-chinese-government-bonds-to-global-fixed-income-index/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:54:32 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/ftse-set-to-add-chinese-government-bonds-to-global-fixed-income-index/ Chinese government bonds are set to be included in the FTSE Russell world government bond index. The changes came off the back of the index provider’s latest country classification review, with the inclusion reflecting China’s ongoing progress toward market reforms and increased access for global investors, according to FTSE Russell. The inclusion is scheduled to […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/ftse-set-to-add-chinese-government-bonds-to-global-fixed-income-index/feed/ 0 ADB forecasts developing Asian economies in recession in 2020 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/adb-forecasts-developing-asian-economies-in-recession-in-2020/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/adb-forecasts-developing-asian-economies-in-recession-in-2020/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2020 03:27:17 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/adb-forecasts-developing-asian-economies-in-recession-in-2020/ Developing economies in Asia will contract in 2020, the first such downturn in nearly 60 years, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday in an update to its forecasts. The update of the ADB’s outlook estimates the regional economy will contract 0.7 per cent this year, recovering to 6.8 per cent growth in 2021. Conditions could […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/adb-forecasts-developing-asian-economies-in-recession-in-2020/feed/ 0 China virus outbreak chilling recovery for Asian economies https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/china-virus-outbreak-chilling-recovery-for-asian-economies/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/china-virus-outbreak-chilling-recovery-for-asian-economies/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2020 05:15:58 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/china-virus-outbreak-chilling-recovery-for-asian-economies/ The virus outbreak in China has put South Korea’s economy into an “emergency situation,” its president says. Japan is on the brink of recession and big manufacturers are forecasting a whole world of woe. As many Chinese finally go back to work after their longest Lunar New Year holiday ever, the economic fallout from the […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/china-virus-outbreak-chilling-recovery-for-asian-economies/feed/ 0 Romania, Tanzania see changes in FTSE Russell’s latest country classification review https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/romania-tanzania-see-changes-in-ftse-russells-latest-country-classification-review/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/romania-tanzania-see-changes-in-ftse-russells-latest-country-classification-review/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2019 06:50:55 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/romania-tanzania-see-changes-in-ftse-russells-latest-country-classification-review/ Romania will be reclassified from a frontier to a secondary emerging market and Tanzania will become a frontier market, effective September 2020, according to the equity side of FTSE Russell’s latest classification review. Argentina was removed from the watch list for potential reclassification as a secondary emerging market because it has imposed capital controls. And […]

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