12/02/2014

CIMB vies for affluent bancassurance clients

Publicly listed lender CIMB Niaga, part of Malaysian financial conglomerate CIMB Group, expects its affluent customers to help boost fee-based income from bancassurance in 2015 as the bank plans to strengthen its protection insurance segment.

12/01/2014

Barings awarded RQFII status

The asset manager received a quota under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme.

11/30/2014

The HSBC Way to Alternatives Investing

This was a viable option, Lee says, because by then, post-2008, the hedge fund industry had been prodded by regulators, as well as investors, into becoming more transparent.

11/28/2014

LVMH woos private banks to bag A$ debut

RBC Capital Markets led the A$150m ($128m) five year EMTN transaction, which was priced last Friday in line with guidance at 55bp over mid-swaps.

11/27/2014

New multi-family office opens new branch

The Mumbai-based multi-family office is eyeing a branch in Bangalore to add to its existing three and plans to build a platform linking European and Indian FOs.

11/25/2014

Medibank float spurs rich back into stockmarket

BEFORE we start thinking about how Australia’s rich invest, it’s important to divide them into the working rich and the rich in retirement — and it’s important to understand what the term rich means for investment purposes.