03/09/2017
Jobs in limbo after ANZ reveals broker unit sale
The ANZ Share Investing brand will remain on the platform and ANZ said in a statement it will try to find roles for the Melbourne and Sydney staff who are affected.
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03/08/2017
Private equity funds lead growth at asset management firms
Behind the growth of the assets was an expansion of privately offered funds, which grew 24.6 percent on-year to hit 250 trillion won during the same period, the FSS said.
03/07/2017
Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund announces final close of $141 million
Some of the investors include AXA Impact Fund, FMO, International Finance, JPMorgan Chase, MetLife and funds managed by Triodos Investment
03/07/2017
Nikko AM, Straits Trading launches Asia ex Japan REIT ETF
The Nikko AM-Straits Trading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF is the second REIT ETF to list on the bourse.
03/07/2017
South Korean pension fund buys Brisbane property
We are well placed to find value for our clients in new locations, in the right building, with the right tenants.
03/07/2017
More fund management services going digital
Portfolios invest primarily in exchange-traded fundslisted on the Singapore Exchange.
03/07/2017
Citi to include China bonds in its government bond indexes
It's a way to avoid forcing people into the China market and yet gives them an option.
03/06/2017
Tata in talks with Vanguard, Allianz to sell stake in mutual funds business
Tata Sons’s plan is to globalize the mutual funds business by getting a strategic partner, which will hold at least 26% stake in Tata Asset Management
03/06/2017
Nippon Life raises portfolio exposure to overseas assets
Nippon Life has been ramping up efforts to explore investment opportunities overseas as a means of seeking higher returns.
03/06/2017
Rich Asian Millennials Pool Family Fortunes to Build Venture Fund
Some days, he would stand in front of an empty lot with his young daughter and challenge her to imagine a building there rather than watching the chickens running around.
03/06/2017
Japan: Idera Capital, PGGM launch $223m real estate fund
Idera Capital CEO Takuya Yamada touted the joint venture’s inception as a great achievement and testament to the proven expertise in residential property investments of both firms.
03/06/2017
First Global Fintech Fund for the Underserved Closes with $141 Million in Capital Contributions English
The Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, managed by Quona Capital, invests in companies that innovate to expand access to financial services to underserved consumers and businesses in emerging markets
03/06/2017
Myanmar: Credera Group gets $50m in commitments for $100m vehicle
Credera will use about $20 million for each investment and plans to close about five transactions from this fund, and will be targeting sectors such as fintech, education, health and manufacturing.
03/06/2017
Pengana Capital stake changes hands, NAB exits
NAB had offloaded the Pengana shareholding
03/06/2017
World’s biggest pension fund gains US$21b
This quarter will probably be good too.
03/06/2017
Ensuring advisers are up to par
As a life insurance and unit trust asset management company, we can justify what suits our customers.
03/05/2017
China's $8 Trillion Bond Treasure Spurs Global Funds to Hire
Investment firms also want to sell more products to a growing legion of wealthy Chinese investors, after greater market access was allowed.
03/05/2017
Russian cenbank says will open office in Beijing in mid-March
Shapovalov said the move would help develop the two countries' capital markets and boost settlement in national currencies.
03/05/2017
Japan's public pension fund posts record $130b gain
Biggest quarterly gain as it returns 8% on shares surge, plunge in yen
03/03/2017
New Fund Manager in Singapore
Zico Holdings which provides legal services, Shariah advisory, trust advisory, corporate services and consulting services said its wholly owned subsidiary