08/07/2019
HK’s economic loss is Singapore’s capital gain
Businesses and investors are starting to look to Singapore as an exit strategy from Hong Kong’s civil unrest and economic decline
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08/07/2019
Chief economist update: RBA heading to zero
As The Economist explains: "The IMF, which monitors countries' external imbalances, recently concluded that China's external position was broadly in line with fundamentals.
08/07/2019
StanChart's Singapore-based private equity spinoff plans Middle East investment
The firm is also planning to exit one of its investments in the Middle East and Africa over the next 12 months.
08/06/2019
ETF managers focusing on Asia-Pacific opportunities
The BOJ's holdings are roughly equal to the combined $244.3 billion of ETFs listed in the 14 Asia-Pacific markets besides Tokyo tracked by ETFGI.
08/06/2019
Myanmar approves six foreign-local insurance joint ventures, report says
Three each of life and non-life joint ventures have been approved, the Myanmar Times reported on August 5
08/06/2019
Islamic finance flashes pierce Indonesia, Malaysia pall
The Southeast Asian countries’ stock markets lagged on the Morgan Stanley Capital International index through July
08/06/2019
In a first, Japan corporate pensions’ share in alternatives tops domestic bonds, survey finds
The company says allocation to alternatives has never before exceeded the share in domestic bonds since it began to conduct the survey in 2008.
08/06/2019
Philippines returns to Samurai bond market
Country makes a US$863.2 million four-tranche bond offering that is well-received by Japanese institutional and regional investors
08/06/2019
Why I think Janus Henderson shares are in the buy zone
The group had around $371 billion of assets under management at the end of 2018.
08/06/2019
IPIF announces $100m capital raising
“Infrastructure in a portfolio sits between government bonds and equities in terms of risk and return, making it an excellent portfolio diversifier and source of consistent income,” IPIF founder and chief executive, Nicole Connolly, said.
08/05/2019
Woodford suspension extended again
Link is waiving the platform charge while the fund is suspended, but Woodford is still charging management fees.
08/05/2019
VGI Partners readies $1bn Asian fund
VGI is targeting a maximum of $1 billion for the LIC and says it won't be establishing an unlisted fund for the Asian strategy.
08/05/2019
JPMAM takes big step into China’s fund industry
JP Morgan Asset Management is set to become the first foreign company to hold a majority stake in a Chinese mutual fund business.
08/05/2019
More scrutiny for super fund, insurance firm chiefs
Financial services associations will also be called upon to appear before the standing committee.
08/05/2019
Singapore's GIC in Blackstone-led group that sells Refinitiv for London Stock Exchange Group stake
The deal pegs the enterprise value of Refinitiv at US$27 billion.
08/04/2019
VGI Partners set to launch $1b raising for listed Asian equities fund
The new Asian LIC was pitched as “Australia’s most shareholder-friendly listed investment company”
08/02/2019
GPIF Pivots to Yen Hedging Just as Other Investors Cut Back
It’s hard to imagine Japanese investors being in a rush to boost yen hedging
08/02/2019
MetLife offloads Hong Kong life insurance business with global firm’s help
The Baker McKenzie team was led by Hong Kong partner Martin Tam, with support from Tracy Wut, Robert Wright, Tina Li, and Sharon Foo.
08/02/2019
Millennials now investing a fifth of their income in future
Nikko AM NZ managing director George Carter says as well as asking Kiwis about the new technology, the firm gathered insights into their attitudes to investing and saving, to help find out what they want from a fund manager.
08/02/2019
Global Volatility Drives Demand for European Residence Programs
Secondary citizenship or residence in a favorable jurisdiction often unlocks exclusive opportunities in the fields of business, real estate, and education