08/14/2018
South Korea fund industry’s NAV up 4.4% in July led by bond gains
Bond funds recorded a net inflow of 2.04 trillion won, boosting their NAV to 101.22 trillion won at the end of July from 98.9 trillion won in June.
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08/14/2018
Thailand mutual fund industry assets drop in January-July on weaker bond funds
The NAV of bond funds fell to 2.54 trillion baht at the end of July from 2.71 trillion baht at the beginning of the year.
08/14/2018
Chinese Insurer May Acquire Jackson National's Asian Sibling
Ping An would buy the Asian business from Prudential PLC of the United Kingdom.
08/14/2018
Political risk creeps into China's very bad bank
China Huarong Asset Mgt says H1 earnings would fall sharply; the govt seems content to watch the stock collapse
08/14/2018
What Citi PB looks for under the hood
The bank looks for fund managers with an interesting product that fits into Citi’s forward-looking investment themes, she said.
08/14/2018
China wants to attract overseas fund talent
The Asset Management Association of China has relaxed qualifications for licenced fund industry professionals in Taiwan who want to work in China’s fund industry.
08/13/2018
BIBD launches Asian Desk to facilitate FDIs, boost economy
Present to officiate the event was BIBD Managing Director Mubashar Khokhar as well as BIBD senior management and officials.
08/13/2018
China’s Belt and Road is conduit for polluting investments
China’s Belt and Road is spreading polluting investments around the world
08/13/2018
Singapore's GDP Growth Disappoints as Construction Slumps
Growth is lower than government’s previous projection of 1%
08/13/2018
China’s Ping An Insurance mulls acquiring Prudential’s Asia business, report says
According to the report, deliberations are at an early stage and Prudential has not been approached.
08/12/2018
Why are so many Indian fund managers quitting private equity firms?
It also involves heart-stopping levels of risk-taking and highstakes decision-making
08/12/2018
China’s growing footprint in Africa
China’s President Xi Jinping appears to have made Africa one of the top priorities of his foreign policy.
08/12/2018
Knight Frank partners Barleys to tap on cash-rich Singaporean buyers of New Zealand homes
Bayleys has acquired the Knight Frank operations in New Zealand
08/10/2018
Value Partners launches its third onshore fund
The firm won approval for its third onshore equity product Feng Tai-China A Share Fund 1, which was incepted on 6 July.
08/10/2018
Funds turn bullish on Indonesia bonds
Western Asset Management Co says a proactive central bank and the recent increase in yields may be creating a buying opportunity for the country's dollar-denominated debt.
08/10/2018
Japan bond exodus fears overblown, regional banks say
The BoJ’s policy tweaks, made partly to ease the pain of its stimulus for local banks, have spurred speculation that Japanese funds could shift some of the $2.4 trillion invested in overseas debt back home.
08/10/2018
After Mercari - Japanese asset managers see new era in venture capital investing
Its pre-IPO shareholders included Development Bank of Japan and Japan Post Capital.
08/10/2018
Japan’s GPIF hires two local banks as custodians for short-term assets
GPIF named the two domestic banks as custodians of the short-term assets in a statement on August 8.
08/10/2018
Suncorp signs $725 million deal to sell life insurance arm
Suncorp announced the deal at the same time as its full-year results — the key highlight being a 1.5 per cent drop in net profit to $1.06 billion, hurt by rising costs.
08/10/2018
HNA sells $2.2bn Avolon stake
Deal signals willingness to sell core assets after $15bn of non-core disposals