09/08/2017
Fullerton Goes After Wealthy Chinese Clients
Fullerton Fund Management is the first Asian fund house to register its WFOE as a private fund management company with the Asset Management Association of China
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09/08/2017
State-owned Japan bank picks 5% in Asia-focused M&A advisor
DBJ’s clients will also gain access to top quality acquisition targets worldwide.
09/08/2017
Man Group Receives Approval for Private Fund Management License in China
The PFM license is the next stage of Man Group’s long-term strategy to build our presence in the world’s second largest economy,” said Luke Ellis, Man Group CEO, in the statement.
09/06/2017
Oman Counts on Chinese Billions to Build Desert Boomtown
For China, the project is a potential success in its Belt and Road Initiative, a government-backed drive to win trade and investment deals along routes linking China to Europe.
09/06/2017
Taiwan’s BLF grants US$1.8 billion funding for fixed income mandate
In its latest monthly report posted on its website on September 1, the BLF says it granted half of the total quota to the companies on July 25.
09/06/2017
Fitzpatricks Group acquires financial advice firm
Fitzpatricks is amongst the leaders in the financial advice sector across Australia in the delivery of client centric advice.
09/06/2017
American Real-Estate Firm Plans $500 Million Singapore IPO
The KBS-Keppel joint venture company could offer an investment yield of close to 7%, according to people close to the matter, in line with what Manulife US REIT pays.
09/06/2017
China encourages foreign insurance firms to enter its health, disaster and pension markets
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission said in a post on its website that it will improve market entry policies for foreign insurance firms that have not entered China.
09/05/2017
SMSF inheritance plans are a ticking time bomb
The biggest change is the cap of $1.6 million each person can now maintain in a superannuation pension from July 1, 2017.
09/05/2017
MCP Master Income Trust IPO exceeds $400m in demand
MCP Managing Partner Andrew Lockhart said: “Investor interest in our Offer shows strong demand from retail investors to gain access to a listed, fixed income product.
09/05/2017
Maybank Islamic sees financing assets grow 8% in 2017, says CEO
Despite the anticipated dip in the lender's financing growth this year, he stressed that the country's Islamic banking institutions had been growing at "phenomenal rate"
09/05/2017
Japan Post to Announce Trillion-Yen Share Sale Sept. 11
Shares of Japan Post fell 3.3 percent, the most since January, to close at a 10-month low of 1,282 yen.
09/05/2017
Exotix puts in place hires who will increase Africa & Asia equities research offering
Any new road to investment opportunities across the emerging markets' landscape is to heralded, at least to appropriate degrees.
09/05/2017
Nomura Asset Management makes two Inflation-Linked Bond Funds available for Swiss and Spanish investors
The extension of the funds’ availability comes at a time when implicit inflation rates remain inexpensive compared to historical valuations.
09/05/2017
DBS Bank gets nod to operate wholly-owned subsidiary in India
The bank has invested $1 billion in capital in India so far.
09/05/2017
Singapore, Hong Kong in talks to grab bigger share of global derivatives business
Asia has traditionally accounted for less than 10 per cent of the global over-the-counter derivatives market, according to Bank for International Settlements data.
09/05/2017
Speculated merger would make Fullerton a top asset manager in Southeast Asia
A spokesperson for NTUC Income did not immediately respond when asked for comment.
09/05/2017
Maybank: Tap Islamic financing potentials in Saudi's infrastructure projects
When asked further, Rafique said that the bank will look into opening an office in the financial capital of the GCC, Dubai when “it makes sense to do so.”
09/04/2017
Korea Investment Corporation to launch ESG mandate
We felt the need to reflect the global trend of institutional investors actively exercising shareholder rights to enhance the interests of clients and beneficiaries.
09/04/2017
Magellan's massive float is fund manager's boldest test yet
The Magellan Global Trust, which is accepting applications, has not had a target attached to it.