07/31/2018
Korea Post Insurance seeks managers for global tactical asset strategy
The amount of funding was not disclosed.
Alternative Investments
07/31/2018
Foreign selling of Malaysian stocks ramps up last week
The selloff has also been exacerbated by US-China trade tensions.
07/30/2018
AMP provides $290m for compensation, downgrades half-year profit
Customer needs are our immediate priority, as we firmly believe this will also best serve the longterm interests of shareholders.
07/30/2018
Developments in Investment Treaty Arbitration in Asia
This includes the announcement by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
07/30/2018
Heitman raises US$338 million for Asia Pacific fund
The fund will invest in select traditional property sectors in these markets, including retail, logistics, residential and office, as well as specialty sectors such as self-storage, student accommodation and medical offices.
07/30/2018
Asia’s fund selectors sour on emerging markets
The question FSA posed was: “In the next 12 months, will you increase your asset allocation to global emerging market equities, decrease it, maintain it at the current level, or you don’t invest in it?”
07/30/2018
Simply Unsustainable by Gary Dugan
The US continues to mortgage its future and yet tries to call it an economic miracle.
07/30/2018
South Korea pension fund giant adopts stewardship code
NPS move meant to spur follow-on adoption by country’s other institutional investors
07/30/2018
Blackrock’s onshore China fund creates fee pressure
The major feature of the product is that it charges well below other mainland private funds.
07/30/2018
China’s NCSSF to manage 130 billion RMB Shanghai, Sichuan pension funds
The transcript of the July 23 press conference was posted on the ministry’s website the next day.
07/30/2018
SGX eyes Hong Kong and China for its bond platform growth
SGX Bond Pro currently has 140 participants, including global dealers, bank treasuries, asset managers, wealth managers and hedge funds.
07/30/2018
GAM gets green light for Japan expansion
GAM has had an office in Tokyo since 1997, and has been expanding business in the country recently.
07/30/2018
Mobius Sees No Bottom Yet for China
Sees “good chance” of recovery for emerging markets: Mobius
07/30/2018
1MDB land surreptitiously sold to Cayman Islands firm
The company (Silk Road) did not care about the (Air Itam) land because it was not their money anyway
07/29/2018
Oasis Management to acquire China hedge fund
The Petrel Greater China Fund will be renamed the Oasis Petrel Greater China Fund. Mr. Huang will continue to serve as the Portfolio Manager for the Oasis Petrel Fund.
07/27/2018
Eastspring acquires 65% of Thailand’s TMB Asset Management
Eastspring says it has an option to increase its ownership of TMBAM to 100% “in the future".
07/27/2018
HDFC Asset Management IPO subscribed 5.5 times on day 2
The portion reserved for institutional buyers was subscribed about six times while the quota for retail investors was covered 3.5 times.
07/26/2018
Shinhan Financial Q2 net profit dn 5% on year, up 9.4% on qtr
Shares of Shinhan Financial Group fell 0.34 percent on Wednesday to close at 44,250 won.
07/26/2018
Meet the ‘new wave’ of buyers who could keep Hong Kong’s property market hot
Thousands of high-earning professionals from mainland China will qualify for permanent residency in the city by next year, freeing them from extra taxes on house buying and potentially spurring demand for homes
07/26/2018
Navigating a challenging landscape of disrupted global trade flows
He said Chinese manufacturers may shift their factories or plants to ASEAN at a faster pace due to more challenging access to US markets as tariffs raise the cost of exports of Chinese-made goods and as labour costs rise quickly in China.