Bloomberg Property developers have beaten every industry group on India’s benchmark equity index this year, but BNP Paribas Asset Management India Pvt. isn’t impressed. A gauge of realty stocks has soared 62 percent since January 1, almost five times the climb in the S&P BSE Sensex, as the government took steps to bolster the industry that was one of ...

  Bloomberg Australia’s government finally took up the central bank’s call for economic stimulus in its annual budget, with a A$75 billion ($55 billion) infrastructure plan as its centerpiece. Road, rail and runway construction will support growth from Western Sydney to Western Australia, Treasurer Scott Morrison announced in Canberra on Tuesday. His plan promises to create thousands of jobs in ...

  Bloomberg A bond slump in China hasn’t damped top global funds’ interest in the $9 trillion market as the government opens the door to greater access. Neuberger Berman Group LLC, based in New York, is considering launching a private fund with a focus on bonds after Fidelity International became the first global asset management firm to do so in ...