08/13/2017
KKR to open third greater china office in shanghai
The new office is being unveiled as KKR deploys the largest-ever private equity fund dedicated to Asia Pacific.
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08/13/2017
Pakistani industrialists seek new trade ties
FPCCI President said that some pharmaceutical manufacturing companies of Pakistan also wanted to establish their production units in Qatar from where they could cater to the needs of whole MENA region with “Made-in-Qatar” stamp which would ear
08/11/2017
Macquarie and Canada pension fund win SA $1.6b land titles
The South Australian lands titles business processes more than 208,000 property dealings each year, including 51,000 transfers.
08/11/2017
Zurich P&C Arm Suffers in Asia
Zurich also sold its business in Taiwan in January, which weighed on the result.
08/11/2017
Japan's big insurers report weaker April-June revenues
Premium hikes hurt income, but soft yen boosts core profits
08/11/2017
Banking, investments deliver in H1 for AMP
On Thursday AMP said work to stabilise wealth protection had lifted the division's earnings by 11 per cent.
08/11/2017
Vietnam's FPT sells 30 pct of subsidiary to investment funds
FPT Digital Retail's profit before tax in the first half of 2017 rose 44 percent from the same period last year to 141 billion dong ($6.2 million), FPT said.
08/10/2017
Manulife eyes US$2b more of Asian office assets
The target is set to double the firm's direct real estate holdings in the region from some US$2.2 billion now
08/10/2017
Heffron acquires superannuation advice specialist
Formica and her team will report to Meg Heffron in her role as the leader of the education and training functions within Heffron.
08/10/2017
Banking, investments deliver in H1 for AMP
The steps will both free capital and reduce earnings volatility, Chief Executive Craig Meller said.
08/10/2017
Japan Post Q1 profit up 26 pct on banking arm's forex gains
Q1 profit 104.5 bln yen, up 25.7 pct on year
08/09/2017
AMAC critical of imbalance in China’s mutual fund industry
MMFs have garnered considerable market share in recent years.
08/09/2017
BBVA joins Singapore-based trade finance platform
This step is closely linked to BBVA’s digital strategy to actively participate in the FinTech ecosystem and drive innovation to explore new digital solutions. It also develops the Trade Finance business.
08/09/2017
Japanese investment in Cambodia set to rise
The expanding of investments such as Minebea and Aeon Mall reflects strong confidence in the Cambodian government.
08/09/2017
91-year-old Manulife agent sets world record for longest sales career
With a blend of professionalism and passion, he became one of the insurer’s most successful agents.
08/09/2017
Tata Group draws up restructuring plan, hires bankers to sell or merge misfiring businesses
Chandra’s priority of restructuring Tata “is evident from the fact that the first set of core team members have come from investment banking and legal background,” Harish said.
08/09/2017
Nine brokers hired for Magellan Global Trust raising
Magellan's brokers are expected to target the companies existing investors as part of the raising, with a priority offer for Magellan shareholders.
08/09/2017
Harvest launches FTSE China A50 ETF in Shanghai
The FTSE China A50 Index represents the 50 largest A-Share companies by market capitalisation
08/07/2017
Quantifeed and XTB launch first XTB 'Floater' model portfolio for retail investors
The XTB Active Cash Australia model portfolio has been developed by Quantifeed amid the growing demand from investors for a liquid yield alternative to bank deposits.
08/07/2017
SC Capital launches $1b Asia realty fund
The most recent of them was an $850 million fund that was closed in late 2014 and is fully invested currently.