07/13/2018
Avendus-KKR emerges as frontrunner to buy IDFC MF
The macro story is very strong and the mutual fund industry will record strong growth over the next five years
Alternative Investments
07/13/2018
Southeast Asia Bankers Want Deeper Capital Markets for Projects
Broader markets also help meet global investor hunt for yield
07/13/2018
Schroders launches onshore Chinese equity fund
The onshore China equity market offers more than 3,500 stocks and has a low correlation to other major equity markets.
07/13/2018
China’s Anbang eyes sale of Belgain insurer
Troubled Chinese insurance giant Anbang is reportedly exploring options to sell Belgian insurer Fidea.
07/12/2018
State Bank of India plans up to USD-750m maiden green bond - report
The bank has appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Agricole CIB, HSBC, SBICAP and Standard Chartered Bank to manage the issuance.
07/12/2018
Nomura Real Estate to buy UK property fund manager
Clients hunt for returns overseas with Japan's market expected to shrink
07/12/2018
Asia's private banks, uber rich are the new ESG investors
ESG investing is expanding into new categories of investors that include smaller institutions and private bank clients
07/12/2018
Investor interest in long-short strategies surging: Zenith
The ability to short sell effectively is a key determinant of success in the overall strategy.
07/11/2018
8 foreign fund managers vie for GSIS’s upcoming $800-M global investment
Bocanegra, who chairs the GSIS’s investment bids and awards committee, said that these eight external fund managers will “proceed to the next stage of the selection process.”
07/11/2018
The newest entries to China's growing unicorn herd
This year, among other notable accomplishments, Ant Financial closed the largest venture deal for a Chinese company since at least 2010—and likely ever—with its $14 billion Series C last month.
07/11/2018
Ping An Asset Management buys $2.1 bln stake in China Fortune Land
China Fortune Land Development shares jumped 7.3 percent in afternoon trade in Shanghai.
07/11/2018
Alpha opportunity: Introducing alternative asset classes to Asia
As rising interest rates take some of the shine off the bond market, FinEX Asia suggests investors explore consumer finance for stable returns.
07/11/2018
What Foreigners Are Buying and Selling After China's Stock Rout
Liquor maker Kweichow Moutai Co., Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co. and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. are among those in demand, while Gree Electric Appliances Inc. and Shanghai International Airport Co. have fallen out of favor.
07/11/2018
China's capital market opening-up attracts foreign asset management firms
He called China "a globally impactful economy" and Chinese assets "a valuable source of diversification."
07/11/2018
China Property Outlook: A Long Last Dance
Amid the prosperity lies a nationwide downtrend of home prices and volume.
07/11/2018
Alternative assets outgrow traditional funds in Singapore
Singapore has sought to establish itself as a regional hub for asset managers.
07/11/2018
Investors continue to flee Asian emerging markets
Stocks or bonds, nothing was immune to the unwind in investor positioning.
07/11/2018
HK tycoon to buy Irish plane lessor Sky Leasing for US$2.8b
70% of purchase to be funded with debt; the rest from parents Chow Tai Fook, NWS Holdings
07/10/2018
IMAP Managed Accounts Awards finalists announced
Chair of IMAP and adjudicator of the awards, Toby Potter, said managed accounts were becoming a significant part of the advice profession
07/10/2018
Mercer launches new fund rating service in Singapore
Mercer FundWatch is intended to give those investors and their financial advisers access to high-quality analysis on funds that has typically been available to institutional investors.