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Cracking the securities code
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 24/06/2017
» If Jiralawan Tangitvet hadn't stuck around for three days doing a job she thought she had no stomach for, Kasikorn Securities would have missed the chance to welcome a top female executive into its fold.
Capture the dividend
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 27/02/2017
» As earnings reports of listed companies flood the market, it's time to review dividend-paying stock portfolios.
Chone to step down as BLA president
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 19/05/2016
» Bangkok Life Assurance (BLA) president Chone Sophonpanich will step down from the top post and all his other positions to spend more time with his family in the US.
Patience yields results
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 22/02/2016
» Investors are chasing high-yield investments to generate income in a world where interest rates are at near zero or even in negative territory. Although the US Federal Reserve made its first rate rise in nearly a decade in December, the next lift-off is fairly certain to come later than the Fed's policy rate call in March.
Tisco sees weak market share bump
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 19/02/2016
» Tisco Securities has managed a marginal market share gain in trading value as competition intensifies following the addition of six new players to the market.
Siam City will seek students for policies
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 02/02/2016
» Siam City Insurance Co expects 20% growth in its premiums this year, becoming a top-five personal insurance firm by 2020.
Investment crystal ball
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 28/12/2015
» Divergent monetary policy among major central banks is a key theme for investors in making decisions on asset allocations in 2016. The US Federal Reserve has started raising its policy rate for the first time in almost 10 years, and more stimulus is expected from the European Central Bank and its counterparts in Japan and China to boost their stuttering economies. Given widening differentiation among central banks, volatile trade and capital flight from emerging markets is almost a certainly.
London calling
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 15/06/2015
» The economic recovery in advanced economies is taking hold and property markets in these countries are offering good value again, given that their prices remain discounted and some of their currency values are weak.
Set slides below 1,500 on weak earnings outlook
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 01/06/2015
» Recap: Anxiety over a potential Greek debt default and tightening margin trading requirements for Chinese brokers rattled Asian stock markets last week. Gloomy earnings prospects and the Thai economic slowdown pulled the local bourse below 1,500 points.
Listed companies see uptick
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 15/04/2015
» Thai listed companies' earnings are expected to expand 36.8% this year, propelled by the triple-digit percentage growth of the industrial and resources sectors, says the Investor Analysts Association (IAA).