Asia Tag

Earnings Season Has Been Good to DM Asia’s Large Caps

04 May, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Markets, News

Developed Asia’s large cap stocks have had a generally positive earnings season so far. Earnings per share from companies that have already reported have averaged a surprise to the upside of almost 12% on an equal-weighted basis, with 28 of the 47 equities in our...

Asian Regional Banks Sheltered from Global Maelstrom

20 Apr, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Economy, Markets, News

While Asian financial companies have by no means been safe from the recent banking turmoil scything through other developed economies, regional banks have had a far less punishing month in terms of sales and earnings estimates than their peers in other markets. The financials sector...

Chinese Demand Buoys Outlook for its Neighbors

03 Feb, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Economy

With Caixin China PMI numbers today broadly confirming Monday’s official CCP data, the outlook for China and its neighbors remains bright. The general trends shown in the Caixin PMIs reflect those of Japan and South Korea. Manufacturing held steady or gained slightly across Asia in...

Mid-Quarter Update: Spheres of Innovation

14 Nov, by Steven Vannelli, CFA in Knowledge Leaders, Portfolio Management

We believe highly innovative companies, when accounted for properly, are cheaper than their non-innovative peers in all regions of the world. Below in our Mid-Quarter Update, we map the spheres of innovation in the developed world. Prefer to download this presentation in PDF? Please click here.   1.Summary We...