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S&P raises Indonesia's rating to 'BBB' on strong economic prospects

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S&P raises Indonesia's rating to 'BBB' on strong economic prospects

Ratings agency S&P said on Friday it had raised Indonesia's sovereign credit rating to 'BBB', citing the country's strong economic growth prospects and supportive policy dynamics.

U.S.-based equity funds post $22 billion outflows amid trade tensions

Investors rattled by U.S.-China trade tensions pulled roughly $22 billion from U.S.-based equity funds in the week ended May 29, according to data released by Refinitiv's Lipper research service on Thursday.

Australia's AMP hit with class-action lawsuit from pension account holders

Australian wealth manager AMP Ltd said on Thursday it would defend itself against a new class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of pension fund account holders and claiming overcharging of fees.

U.S. money market assets rise five straight weeks: iMoneyNet

U.S. money market fund assets rose for a fifth consecutive week, bringing its total to more than a nine-year high as investors pour cash into low-risk funds on concerns about escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, a private report released on Wednesday showed.

Investors wade back in to U.S. stocks as trade concerns mount

Investors jumped back in to the U.S. stock market for the first time since mid-April by sending roughly $3.7 billion into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that hold domestic equities last week, according to data released Wednesday by the Investment Company Institute.

Asian renewable investment to overtake upstream oil and gas spending in 2020: Rystad

Renewable energy investment in the Asia-Pacific region will overtake spending on oil and gas exploration by 2020, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Monday.

Asia's billionaires develop taste for boutique wealth managers

Growing demand by Asia's rich for independent advisory services and access to a wide variety of investment products is spurring the surge of boutique wealth managers more associated with the established wealth hubs of Switzerland and London.

New York court dismisses whistleblower's libel suit against UBS

A New York appeals court has dismissed a U.S. whistleblower's $20 million libel suit against Swiss bank UBS, his former employer, concluding that statements the Zurich-based bank made about him were at least "substantially true".

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