07/10/2018
JP Morgan selling India-focused realty funds to Apollo Global: Report
The transaction, which involves a nominal consideration by Apollo towards the acquisition, will officially close this summer, the report added citing sources.
Alternative Investments
07/10/2018
Tradeweb sees increased adoption of electronic trading by China bond investors
More than 6,200 fully electronic CNY cash bond transactions have been executed on Tradeweb
07/10/2018
Advisers name top platform provider
AdviserNETgain and Lonsec took out the tops spots for planning software and investment research categories respectively.
07/10/2018
Offshore funds for the Belt and Road
The BVI and Cayman Islands have established niches in private equity and hedge funds, as well as for IPO listing vehicles on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
07/09/2018
Japanese pension funds embrace alternative investments
Annual JPMorgan survey shows less interest in fixed income among institutions
07/09/2018
Super funds countdown to Royal Commission
Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr said in her closing remarks that the next round will focus on the broader superannuation industry
07/09/2018
Singapore’s fund management assets may top S$3 trillion mark
The average growth figure provided by Mr. Menon suggests AUM expanded 18.6% to S$3.2 trillion last year.
07/09/2018
State asset manager sets up special fund for bankrupt firms
Firms in such a position are not eligible for further loans from commercial banks, according to the official, so Cinda’s fund is filling that gap.
07/09/2018
China sovereign fund CIC profit soars on record overseas returns
CIC's total investment income was $114.46 billion, versus $83.03 billion in 2016, its 2017 report showed on Monday.
07/08/2018
Small whisky distillers follow big brands into Asian markets
Independent Scotch producers target affluent and thirsty middle classes
07/08/2018
Unicorns Are China's Innovative Cavalry in Trade War
Beijing is choking off a lucrative pipeline of U.S. tech IPOs.
07/08/2018
Chinese investment in the US falls to seven-year low
According to Rhodium Group, a leading independent research provider in the US, Chinese direct investment in the US in the first five months of this year totaled just 1.8 billion US dollars
07/08/2018
NZ Minister welcomes climate focus on long-term investment
Together the members of the SWF Group manage over $3 trillion in assets.
07/06/2018
CIC to Maintain Hedge Fund Allocation on `Very High' Returns
The Beijing-based firm has about 8 percent of its overseas portfolio in hedge funds, making it one of the world’s largest investors in the industry, she said.
07/06/2018
Number of 'offshore funds' top 1,000 mark
Such offshore funds numbered a mere 92 in June 2011, but the figure has continued to rise, reaching 732 at the end of 2016.
07/05/2018
Bridgewater Wins License to Sell Investment Products in China
U.S. hedge-fund firm, the world’s largest, has had a Shanghai unit since 2016
07/05/2018
China Hedge Fund Says Stocks Are Near Bottom
Fund is buying thermal power, electrical equipment firms
07/05/2018
Hedge Fund Veteran Gives Up on Chinese Stocks
China’s benchmark stock gauge on Tuesday approached levels last seen during a bout of panic selling in January 2016.
07/05/2018
Asian Pension Funds Cut Back on Stocks as U.S. and China Fight
The moves, disclosed in interviews and public remarks this week, add to pullbacks from stocks worldwide as tensions rise between the world’s two biggest national economies and investors eye the end of a global growth cycle.
07/05/2018
Hong Kong’s MPF pension fund members lose HK$6,161 each in worst first-half performance in 10 years
Falling stock markets in Hong Kong and mainland China contribute to the decline, with more market uncertainty seen for the rest of the year