12/04/2019
Taiwan BLF pensions post 9.62% return in January through October
The seven funds it oversees reported total profits
Alternative Investments
12/04/2019
Analysis: China’s shifting renewables commitment
This is the country that Forbes magazine described in a January 2019 report as being set to become the world’s renewable energy superpower.
12/04/2019
Japanese Pension Fund Moves Against Short Sellers
Some Tokyo-based traders cited in the report expressed concerns that this move might brand short-selling as a “non-ESG” activity, as having shares out on loan remove holders’ voting rights and their ability to engage with their portfolio
12/03/2019
Frasers’ Singapore REITs Agree to Merge in $1.1 Billion Deal
The merger is at the least the fourth tie-up among Singapore-listed REITs this year.
12/03/2019
PE Panorama: From tech to sports
Existing shareholders in City Football Group are Arab and Chinese private equity groups and investors of Abu Dhabi United Group, CITIC Capital and China Media Capital.
12/03/2019
Vision 2020: China bond supply to grow 18%
The growth will be led by central and local government borrowing to fund a rise in the deficit
12/03/2019
Trade insurer to offer financing worth $3b to UAE oil firm
It marks the largest single financing offered by K-Sure in 2019.
12/03/2019
World’s Most Famous Hedge Funds Battle for Recognition in China
International names like BlackRock don’t resonate much in China’s crowded market of close to 9,000 hedge funds, which has its own set of local stars.
12/02/2019
Malaysia's Affin Hwang launches country’s first leveraged and inverse ETFs
L&I ETFs allow investors to augment gains made by the underlying indices, although losses are also similarly amplified.
12/02/2019
Chinese money flocks to dollar-based Cambodian economy
Phnom Penh starting to seek economic growth based on national currency
12/01/2019
SK China to set up $850 million fund with China's Hillhouse Capital: Korea Economic Daily
SK China, the South Korean conglomerate's Chinese unit, will invest 100 billion won while Hillhouse Capital
11/29/2019
Withers KhattarWong acts for Indonesian energy company
In April 2019, the team acted as lead counsel for several projects signed at the BRI conference held in Beijing.
11/29/2019
HSBC GAM unveils Asia high yield bond fund
The strategy will combine top-down macro assessment with bottom-up credit analysis
11/29/2019
Recognition of IBFIM Malaysia's qualifications by CISI
We are delighted to be working with IBFIM on this important project
11/29/2019
'More Chinese investors eyeing Dubai's warehousing sector'
Growth in e-commerce has sparked Chinese investor interest for logistic solutions, says Lootah Real Estate Development official
11/29/2019
$145 Billion Korea Wealth Fund Turns Defensive to Shield Returns
The fund, known as KIC, is echoing a trend among sovereign wealth funds globally, which are shifting toward fixed income as their biggest asset class, marking the end of a five-year trend that favored equities, according to an Invesco report in July.
11/28/2019
Central Bridging win award for business excellence from the Indo-European Business Forum
The event also marked the launch of a report entitled “India: A 5 Trillion Dollar Economy by 2024-25”
11/28/2019
NewQuest’s $1 Billion Fundraising
NewQuest Capital Partners is a leading secondary private equity firm in Asia.
11/28/2019
Singapore and Australia Property Fund Managers in Shareholder Spat
Cromwell has argued that ARA is trying to exert control without paying for the privilege, and with a future listing in mind.
11/28/2019
Solutions for the Globalisation of Investment Portfolios in Thailand
How is the domestic and global fund management industry reacting? These and many other key topics were debated in what turned out to be a fascinating discussion.