01/01/2018
Singapore GDP grew 3.5 per cent in 2017
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is forecasting growth of 1.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent in 2018.
Alternative Investments
12/29/2017
Concerns over fiscal slippage take yields to 18-month high
An email sent to the banking regulator remained unanswered until the publication of this report
12/29/2017
Nikkei ends slightly lower, but climbs nearly 20 pct in 2017
Advancers outnumbered decliners 332 to 266, with 64 issues ending unchanged.
12/28/2017
Why is petrol so expensive? Global oil deals and the Reserve Bank's dilemma
CommSec's estimate is that the average person spends $229 a month on fuel, which is a $25 rise in the year to date.
12/28/2017
BlackRock Joins Growing China Club
The move by the world's largest asset manager follows similar access to a key China market segment won by the China based units of Fullerton Fund Management, Fidelity International and Switzerland's UBS Asset Management during 2017.
12/28/2017
Era of cheap money for Hong Kong and the mainland has to end
US Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates three times next year and, as long as they are implemented gradually, they should prove positive
12/28/2017
Kotak investment banking unit sees India share sales top 2017 record
Equity issuance in India next year will outdo 2017’s record as a slew of companies take advantage of a booming stock market, says Kotak investment banking unit’s V. Jayasankar
12/28/2017
China's economy to keep growing, but just a little slower
Experts forecast 6.5% growth in GDP for 2018 as shift to personal spending increases
12/28/2017
Financial Oil Trading Booms, Especially in the United States
This is more than double the 71 million trades for spot Brent futures
12/28/2017
Nomura CEO targets US in push that could include acquisitions
The company has about 200 people in its regional unit covering mergers advisory, equity capital markets and leveraged financing.
12/28/2017
China's CITIC Trust plans to cut business with banks in 2018
CITIC Trust, a unit of conglomerate CITIC Ltd, was not immediately available for comment.
12/27/2017
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group keen to raise stake in Indonesian bank BTPN to majority
Indonesian laws restrict share ownership in the country's banks by a single entity to 40 percent.
12/27/2017
Conning acquires 45% stake in Global Revolution
Global Evolution’s founders welcomed Conning’s move to acquire a stake in their company.
12/27/2017
Asia's 'impact investors' favor social investment over charity
Returns expected to keep pace with conventional stakes
12/27/2017
Chinese Contractor Sued for ‘Massive Fraud’ Over Bahamas Resort
CCA may face more than $2.25 billion in liabilities for misleading and defrauding the plaintiff and depriving it of its investment.
12/27/2017
GIFT IFSC Insurance vertical gets major boost as Offshore Insurance Hub
GIFT IFSC, being a foreign territory mainly conducts offshore business.
12/26/2017
Tech and new rules helped pensioners
A look at some of the major developments in the sphere of pensions in India in the year 2017
12/26/2017
Japan's SMFG keen to raise stake in Indonesian bank BTPN to majority
Indonesian laws restrict share ownership in the country’s banks by a single entity to 40 percent. However, approvals for a majority stake may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
12/26/2017
KKR-backed Avendus Capital looks to enter US, Europe
KKR-backed Avendus Capital is working on a plan to take Avendus Absolute Return Fund and Ocean Dial Asset Management to US investors
12/26/2017
Five private equity firms exposed by China’s insurance watchdog for having weak compliance standards
Qianhai Ark Assets Management, Shanghai Dingying Investment Management, CRI, Cindafund Investment, and PICC Yuanwang criticised for having weak compliance awareness and problematic internal management