09/16/2019
Lifting of QFII, RQFII quota expected to boost HK, China ETF markets
Removal of quotas can revitalize the China ETF market as overseas fund managers could launch new ETFs and reallocate their portfolios more easily
Alternative Investments
09/15/2019
HKE vows to press on with $39b LSE bid after rebuff
The LSE said earlier on Friday, as it rebuffed the Hong Kong approach, that it was sticking with its $27 billion acquisition of data and analytics company Refinitiv - a deal that the HKEX offer had required the London exchange to abandon.
09/13/2019
Hong Kong Exchange makes US$39 billion bid for London Stock Exchange
The price offered by HKEX translates into a 23% premium over LSE’s closing price of £68.04 ($83.9) on September 10.
09/13/2019
Majority of Hong Kong people aren't retirement ready
Over half of HK respondents haven't started saving for retirement, while 40% of those over 50 have not begun preparations, according to Franklin Templeton survey
09/13/2019
Korea's Mirae leads group buying US hotels for $5.8 billion from China’s Anbang, reports say
It will be Mirae’s first major property purchase since May 2018, when it acquired US private equity firm Blackstone's London office building for $460 million.
09/13/2019
More Than Half of Hong Kongers Yet to Start Saving for Retirement
This differs from western counterparts where government or company-sponsored retirement plans are popular options.
09/13/2019
Bouris’ YBR partners with US asset manager
Following the announcement, YBR executive chairman Mark Bouris said: “We are pleased to team up with a group of Magnetar’s calibre.”
09/13/2019
First State aims for Singapore retail
First State Stewart is awaiting regulatory approval for three products aimed at retail investors, including a China A-shares fund.
09/12/2019
Samsung Display Implementing Early Retirement Program to Downsize Workforce
The company will provide applicants with tuition fees for their children until they graduate from university and is considering additional compensation.
09/12/2019
Hedge funds fight tech titans for talent
While the rise of quantitative investing has triggered a technology arms race, top hedge fund managers said the priority remained finding high quality individuals to design and manage trading strategies.
09/12/2019
Hong Kong Exchanges proposes £29.6bn takeover bid for the LSE
The proposal is a fascinating prospect, but far from a done deal.
09/12/2019
Proctor Game Rich Corporate making the world more financially stable one client at a time
Proctor Game Rich Corporate has grown over the years to become one of the world's leading independent investment companies.
09/12/2019
ComplyAdvantage Marks Asia Expansion with New Singapore Office
With digitalisation being a cornerstone of the modern economy, compliance cannot be viewed as a business option, but a strategic necessity.
09/11/2019
Lowy family, ex-Westfield COO Michael Gutman, Alceon team for new fund
The Lowy's family office is the cornerstone investor for the new Assembly vehicle, the Australian Diversified Property Fund 1.
09/11/2019
AIIB and Amundi launch USD500m climate bond portfolio
Amundi and AIIB have developed a first-of-its-kind Climate Change Investment framework, which takes into account three variables; portion of green business activities, climate mitigation and resilience to climate change, to analyse issuers’ ability
09/11/2019
China scraps QFII and RQFII investments quota to allow unrestricted access to world’s second-largest capital market
China’s currency regulator has announced that it would scrap the investment quotas under the QFII and RQFII programmes
09/11/2019
Singapore's GIC leads US$500 million investment in Vietnam's VCM
GIC has been an active investor in Vietnam in recent years.
09/11/2019
Asia-Focused Corporate Services Provider Launches with Six Acquisitions
Company is Led by Industry Veterans and Combines Local Expertise with Global Standards.
09/11/2019
Global manager wins Zurich mandate
Its total return component targets sources of income which are "less reliant on the broad direction of the markets" according to Insight.
09/10/2019
Fitch’s downgrade of HK marks economic aggression; mainland stands ready to help
More than two decades later, as the city grapples with months of political unrest, foreign profiteers, who seek to take advantage from others' miseries, appeared to be poised to strike again.