Eastspring Investments

The insurer is working with a financial adviser on a review of Eastspring, the people said, asking not to be identified. A potential stake sale could value Singapore-based Eastspring at about $3 billion.

Appetite for single-country investing is low: Eastspring

CNBC-TV18's Udayan Mukherjee caught up with Krishna Kumar, investment director of Eastspring Investments and began by asking him what he thinks of the year gone by.

If capex doesn't perk up, mkts will look stretched: Eastspring

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Krishna Kumar, Investment Director at Eastspring Investments, said that industrials and materials can make the entire industry look good. "Our economy is a large one, it is not a switch-on, switch-off economy."

Why the Fed may cut rates this year

A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) outlook after data last week showed the country added 38,000 jobs in May, significantly missing the 162,000 expected.

Fed's move not surprising; USD to be under pressure: Pros

Jonathan Barratt, Barrattsbulletin.Com, is not surprised at the Fed‘s decision. He cautions of higher commodity prices and pressure on USD.

Nifty may see relief rally in short-term: Eastspring

Nicholas Ferres, investment director, Eastspring Investments expects the Indian equity market to see a relief rally in the short-term as the market is not cheap in the global context.

EMs have priced in QE fear; India lure on: Eastspring

Nicholas Ferres of Eastspring Investments says, in an interview to CNBC-TV18, that the fears regarding the taper in the QE programme have already been priced in by emerging markets. Ferres adds that despite slightly higher valuations, he finds the Indian market lucrative enough to attract investment.

India looks expensive; Fed tapering to worsen things: Pro

Nicholas Ferres of Eastspring Investments says the way the currencies has responded to Fed‘s talk of tapering suggest that people still want to own dollars in preference to their local currency and that is quite bearish.

Bearish on rupee; more pain for EMs; like Korea: Eastspring

EMs, which have been highly expensive, may see more pain on the back of rising US bond yields, says Nicholas Ferres of Eastspring Investments.

Bernanke seems schizophrenic; tapering by Sept: Eastspring

The trend in the US Labour market suggests the Fed is probably on track for a September tapering of its quantitative easing programme, says Nicholas Ferres of Eastspring.

Valuation making India a buyer's market: Eastspring

Nicholas Ferres, investment director, Eastspring Investments, says that valuation difference between the US markets and the emerging markets now looks attractive.

Budget 2013: Govt borrowing, spending cuts spook mkt: Eastspring

Krishna Kumar of Eastspring Investments says, on CNBC-TV18, that the market has already started to price-in FM‘s baby reform steps.

Expect more fiscal tightening in the US: Eastspring Invest

Nicholas Ferres of Eastspring Investments expects Italy to go back for another election and also sees further fiscal tightening in US.

Cautiously positioned on equities for yr-end: Eastspring

Nicholas Ferres of Eastspring Investments said they are cautiously positioned at the moment. Going into the year end, Ferres is modest underweight on equity and underweight on US equities.

Macro data suggests cyclical stocks on a rebound: Expert

Nicholas Ferres of Eastspring Investments says he is watching 1,420 level on the S&P 500 closely. "As a key support level, that was the high in early April which was a previous resistance," he told CNBC-TV18 adding, a break of that to the downside could precipitate a more meaningful correction.

Odds of QE3 have gone up in last 2 mths: Nicholas Ferres

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Nicholas Ferres of Eastspring Investments finds it difficult to predict how global markets will react to the Spanish aid agreed to over the weekend.

Indian stocks face greater risks: Eastspring

Asia's consumer growth story looks promising in the long run, but India has turned riskier for investments in recent months, said a senior executive at Prudential PLC's Asian asset management arm.