10/16/2020
Multi-boutique adds investment firms
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10/16/2020
About Half of Global FX Market Exposed to Settlement Risk
Approximately 31 percent can be attributed to “related party trades” and “give-up trades of prime brokers” – trade types not usually sent to CLS.
10/16/2020
InFocus: Financial advice crucial for Australia’s economic recovery
The FSC has welcomed the pragmatic approach taken by ASIC as the sector responds to the needs of consumers during these difficult times.
10/15/2020
HSIM to list first ETF under HK-China connectivity scheme
Hang Seng Investment Management will be listing a feeder ETF in Hong Kong that will invest its assets into the Shenzhen-listed Harvest CSI 300 ETF.
10/15/2020
Aquila Capital Sets Up APAC Hub in Singapore
New chief Lenz has been in the renewable energy sector since 2007.
10/15/2020
Korea Post seeks managers for US corporate bond mandate
The newest mandate will be benchmarked against the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Bond Index, Korea Post says in a request for proposal on October 14.
10/15/2020
Singapore bourse may list New Zealand dairy derivatives in 2021
If approved, they expect to list the contracts on SGX as early as the first half of 2021.
10/15/2020
Singapore’s GIC invests in US self-storage firm StorageMart
The wealth fund has now invested in at least three US companies thus far this year.
10/15/2020
Mirae Asset’s trust deposits for pension funds exceed W8tr
The company’s TDF products, for instance, attracted 400 billion won from individual investors to attain 1.6 trillion won in trust deposits, according to the asset management firm.
10/14/2020
StanChart Eyes Mainland Brokerage Business
Standard Chartered is reportedly applying for a brokerage license in China, joining its peers in the wave of foreign entry into the mainland market.
10/14/2020
Temasek creates $55bn AM group
A dedicated team will oversee the group, which consists of four existing asset management firms currently wholly-owned by or affiliated to Temasek.
10/14/2020
Vanguard launches new ESG offerings
The fund and ETF will also exclude shares in companies with conduct that contravenes the principles of the UN Global Compact pertaining to labour rights, human rights, environment and anti-corruption.
10/14/2020
Taiwan’s PSPF investment income, return plunge in January-August
He says the PSPF is looking to raise allocation to alternative or non-mainstream investments to 7.1% of total assets next year from around 6% currently.
10/14/2020
Frasers Property flags full-year attributable profit to drop 60%-70%
Thus, Frasers' attributable profit is expected to reduce by 60 per to 70 per cent year on year from the S$560.3 million recorded last year.
10/14/2020
Raffles Financial Enters into Strategic Partnership with Japan's Pacific Bays Capital
Raffles Financial is represented in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong and Singapore and has the resources to serve the aims of the Japanese firms seeking funding and resources through their public listings outside Japan.
10/14/2020
Malaysia’s EPF seeks public feedback on ways to improve the pension scheme
EPF members are mainly private sector employees who contribute 11% of their monthly salaries to the fund, with employers kicking in 12%.
10/14/2020
AMP Capital agrees the sale of Spanish towers business Axión to Asterion Industrial Partners
Axión currently manages more than 5,000 service points distributed throughout Spain, across 635 towers.
10/14/2020
High-income earners dodge national pension subscription
By occupation, 547 entertainers and 1,492 star athletes avoided paying a total of 3.21 billion won and 7.86 billion won of pension premiums, respectively.
10/14/2020
Singapore's third-quarter GDP shrinks at slower pace of 7% after economy gradually reopens following circuit breaker
The manufacturing sector grew by 2 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the third quarter, reversing from the 0.8 per cent contraction in the previous quarter.
10/13/2020
Value investing is not dead
“When we plot the relationship between quality and value for all MSCI World stocks, we see that it is possible to have value stocks with earnings certainty and low leverage, and vice versa, for growth names.”