04/22/2017
Global manager acquires Australian tech firm
We are proud to bring into our portfolio an outstanding business that has delivered high quality technology products and services to specialist and general medical practices in Australia.
Alternative Investments
04/20/2017
US-based Neuberger Berman sets foot in China, makes senior hires
Neuberger Berman will be able to manage and distribute private funds to a broader client franchise including private banks, independent wealth management platforms and local institutions
04/20/2017
SEA private equity investments boosted by interest in Internet sector
Investments in the Internet sector accounted for a quarter of South-east Asia's total deal value last year.
04/19/2017
Commodities rally putting pressure on RBA
A commodity-driven spike in Australia’s nominal GDP is putting the Reserve Bank of Australia under increased pressure to hike interest rates, says Nikko Asset Management.
04/19/2017
Russell Investments secures $1.9bn mandate
The Superannuation Commission was established in 2016 to oversee the administration of state-owned Retirement Benefits Fund.
04/19/2017
China's $8.5 Trillion Shadow Bank Industry Is Back in Full Swing
The measures have sent debt-reliant borrowers scurrying to shadow financing, an industry Moody’s Investors Service estimates is worth about $8.5 trillion
04/19/2017
Harbour Asset Management and InvestNow partnership
Founded by Anthony Edmonds, head of Wellington-based fund specialist firm Implemented Investment Solutions (IIS), InvestNow offers clients a cost-effective, seamless way to buy funds online.
04/18/2017
PE Panorama: Betting on assumptions
General partners are likely rubbing their hands at the news – or the heads of the lucky-money golden cat statuettes on their desks.
04/18/2017
Elliott's BHP Billiton hit shows activist hedge funds target Australia
They have generally targeted only a few small and medium companies for underperformance or perceived governance problems.
04/18/2017
Hong Kong hedge fund MegaTrust Investments launches first offshore fund
Yangtze Fund II has run since 2008, generating net return of 16 percent annually through March 2017.
04/17/2017
AXA building new fund platform in Singapore
“As investors become increasingly savvy, having access to up-to-date fund information to make a better-informed decision is critical, FE is glad to be able to help service this need.”
04/17/2017
Score Draw For The Latest Chinese Football Takeovers
The closure brought to an end a protracted deal plagued by setbacks which took in the region of eight months to complete.
04/12/2017
China's outbound investment expands in Belt and Road region: report
Most of the investment has gone to ASEAN countries, the Middle East and South Asia.
04/12/2017
GPIF looks for PE and infrastructure managers
Under the system, alternative assets are divided into three major classes: PE, infrastructure, and real estate.
04/12/2017
L&I ETFs seen to gain in traction in Hong Kong
Hong Kong fund managers believe the launch of domestic indices tracking leveraged and As the tracking indices are more familiar and comfortable to Hong Kong investors, we expect Hong Kong investors would find them more attractive than foreign index tracki
04/12/2017
Why an investor-led funds focus works in Thailand
The priority for Manulife Asset Management’s local business in 2017 is to launch targeted funds that have been designed with the needs of customers in mind, says Michael Reed.
04/12/2017
Japan to drive real assets globally
The reliable income streams afforded by real asset investment would prove beneficial for Japan's corporate pensions, public pensions and financial institutions that are almost all designed as defined benefit schemes.
04/11/2017
Malaysia’s EPF enters Australian property market
EPF chief executive officer Shahril Ridza Ridzuan says in the statement that the project fits with the pension fund’s long-term objectives and would be a good addition to its overseas portfolio.
04/11/2017
Japan's GPIF Starts Recruiting Managers for Alternative Assets
The landmark move followed a government push to spur higher returns on pension investments and jolt Japan out of deflation.
04/11/2017
Singapore fund GIC led first quarter sovereign investor deals
The Singaporean fund has been very active in the last six months, having secured the biggest real estate deal of the fourth quarter of 2016, when it paid $2.7 billion for P3 Logistic Parks, a European warehouse company.