07/07/2017
Fintechs, factoring firms, banks eye cash-strapped SMEs in Asia
Among all Asian jurisdictions, Hong Kong and Singapore have seen an increasing appetite among SMEs for factoring as an efficient and timely working capital solution.
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07/06/2017
Asian and Middle Eastern investors pile into London
Savills’ analysis of foreign investment in London’s commercial real estate market since the EU referendum has revealed a sharp swing to investment from Asia and the Middle East from Europe and the US.
07/05/2017
Mainland bond quota for overseas investors jumps
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority yesterday welcomed the expansion as the original 270 billion yuan quota has been filled.
07/05/2017
Bank of China sets up Singapore bond hub
Lender eyes role as pipeline for financing Belt and Road projects
07/05/2017
Allianz Sees «Breakneck Speed Growth» in Asian Insurance
Only the Chinese in Hong Kong, the Swiss and the Danish pay more to protect their lives and belongings.
07/04/2017
CIRC allows Mainland insurers to access stock connect programme
This will help improve their risk diversification and investment return, CIRC says.
07/04/2017
Singapore:Sony Life to introduce life insurance and financial advisory businesses
The insurer will also establish a local joint venture with Tokyo-based Starts Securities Co Ltd to conduct financial advisory business.
07/04/2017
BNY Mellon in China Move
BNY Mellon has operated in China since 1994.
07/04/2017
Japan's biggest pension fund starts tracking socially minded indexes
GPIF has already committed 1tn yen with focus on environmental, social and governance factors
07/04/2017
Magellan Financial Group readies for super-sized listed fund
It also follows a rush of LICs on the stock exchange in the past three years.
07/04/2017
China opens up $10trn bond market
The new platform mirrors previously established link-ups between the share markets of Hong Kong and mainland China that now allow foreign and Chinese investors to buy stocks in the each other’s markets.
07/03/2017
Aberdeen to acquire Taiwan fund manager VPCAM
AISCCL is only licensed to operate offshore fund distribution in the island state
07/03/2017
PE Panorama: Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap
The four big PE names listed have already dropped out after a cursory review, though some subsequent reports still talk of RRJ’s involvement.
07/03/2017
It’s time to call a truce in the fund management war
Indeed the antagonistic debate over whether active funds’ management strategies will do better than passive strategies may be missing the point of what’s in clients’ interests for the year ahead.
07/03/2017
Reliance Capital arm invests $1 million in lending startup Billionloans
Billionloans, led by ex-Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan, is a technology-enabled financial services company focused on providing flexible and affordable options to individuals and small businesses that have so far found it difficult to access loans from the tr
07/03/2017
BNP Paribas AM hard closes Parvest Japan Equity Small Cap fund
Following strong inflows
07/03/2017
Chinese Bond Connect venture gets underway
A number of firms have commenced transactions using the Chinese Bond Connect venture which went live this morning.
07/02/2017
"Northbound" mainland-Hong Kong bond connect to operate Monday
Institutions of both sides should organize market players to conduct the trades in an orderly manner
07/02/2017
Cash flowing into Hong Kong keeps lending rates down, but for how much longer?
Lending rate divergence may narrow later this year, boosting bank stocks while hurting property developers
07/02/2017
Preferred bidder for Consus Asset Management changed to Whale Investment
Consus shareholders were said to have demanded that the company’s future biggest stakeholder should take over a substantial amount of the company shares that can help significantly boost its capital.