10/06/2017
Malaysian pension giants to seek insurer deal talks
Any deal would add to the US$11.2bil of acquisitions in Malaysia this year, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Alternative Investments
10/05/2017
TPG’s Rise Fund raises record $2 bn for impact investments
TPG Growth employees plan to commit additional money to the fund before the final close, the report added.
10/05/2017
Consolidation Continues in Asian Insurance Sector
Both Nippon Life and MassMutual will look to agree on the basics of the deal in the near future
10/05/2017
CME Group Expands Asia Pacific Footprint with Opening of Sydney Office
With the latest office opening in Sydney, CME Group now has offices across seven locations in Asia Pacific, including Bangalore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo.
10/04/2017
LGI, Phillip Capital launch first Singapore-dedicated REIT ETF
The ETF is expected to be well received by investors.
10/04/2017
Investec Australia Supports Australian Green Energy Sector
The facility will be utilised to fund late-stage development costs including network studies, grid applications fees and land acquisition payments.
10/04/2017
Exclusive partnership brings $35bn global manager to Australia
Capital Dynamics global head of clean energy infrastructure John Breckenridge explained that these assets represent "the last frontier of genuinely contracted long-term fixed revenue streams in the infrastructure space."
10/03/2017
ANZ Buys Digital Property Firm
Its predictions change in response to the market, which means buyers have access to the latest prediction right up to the time of sale.
10/03/2017
Burford Capital Opens Up New Asia-Pacific Office In Singapore
Shares in Burford Capital were up 1.9% at 1,035.00 pence on Tuesday.
10/03/2017
BMO to diversify its Hong Kong ETF line-up
The ETF Connect is a cross-border access, which allows foreign investors in Hong Kong to access Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed ETFs, and Mainland investors to trade Hong Kong ETFs.
10/03/2017
NATIXIS expands its Asset Management presence in APAC
IML's management team will remain shareholders in the business alongside Natixis Global Asset Management.
10/03/2017
Japanese pension fund Chikyoren selects Sumitomo Mitsui as manager for local PE
The pension fund that manages assets for local civil servant members earlier in August had named Mizuho Global Alternative Investments as its manager for overseas infrastructure mandate.
10/03/2017
Maldives banking on tide of Thai investment
50-plus islands eyed for funding inflows
09/29/2017
Chubb Announces Distribution Agreement with Singapore's DBS Bank
The bank has nearly 7 million customers in six countries, including over 3 million internet and 2 million mobile banking customers.
09/28/2017
T. Rowe Price targets fixed income opportunities in Thailand
There are occasional investments of more than 20% of assets in mortgage and asset-backed securities..
09/28/2017
Value Partners and Forbes form strategic partnership
Under the agreement, Values Partners will work with Forbes to develop Forbes-branded financial products.
09/28/2017
Vanguard knocks on China’s door to join crowded wealth management market
World’s largest mutual fund manager is one of a number of big-name firms trying tap the sector as it opens to foreign competition
09/27/2017
FSC takes aim at complacency in super
The premise of the report, as explained by TTS chief executive Douglass Bucknell, is that "it's no longer appropriate for MySuper trustees to just dump two 40-year olds
09/27/2017
HSBC tops Asiamoney’s New Silk Road Finance Awards
HSBC was also recognised at the ceremony for its leadership in offshore Renminbi services
09/26/2017
Philippines woos Qatari firms to invest in agro-industrial zones
PEZA has been very aggressive in marketing Philippine Economic Zones (PEZs) offering the best incentives to foreign investors such as 100 percent ownership