07/20/2016
New York Life Enters Japan
He has more than 30 years of experience in working with both Japanese and U.S. firms in the Japanese asset management market.
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07/20/2016
40% Returns? How One High-Risk Hedge Fund Does It
The little-known fund run by a former professor and an ex-actuary is quietly earning some of the world’s top returns
07/20/2016
SBI, Brookfield to launch stressed asset management fund
According to the proposal, Brookfield will commit approximately Rs7,000 crore, while SBI will put in up to 5% of total investments into stressed assets
07/19/2016
OCBC merges 2 banking units in China to form OCBC Wing Hang China
With the merger, we have also complied with China's single presence policy for foreign banks," the bank said.
07/19/2016
Harbinger of hope – Qatar Investment Authority's purchase of Asia Square Tower One
In addition to Asia Square Tower One, BlackRock also owns Asia Square Tower Two, which is located on an adjoining plot.
07/19/2016
Schroders to merge Japanese equity funds
Gibbs will continue to work at the firm after the merger, which will take place on 17 August 2016
07/19/2016
HK retail investors ‘pessimistic’ on second half fortunes, says JP Morgan
Confidence gauge pinpoints China’s cooling economy, policy tightening by the Fed, and the yuan’s continued depreciation as key risk factors over next six months
07/19/2016
U.K. Hedge-Fund Brexit Concerns Eased by EU Access Opinion
The guidance may give encouragement about access following Brexit for funds in the U.K.
07/18/2016
Blockchain-Powered Financial Tools Get Big Push From IBM, Deloitte
An IBM center in Singapore will aim to use blockchain technology to bring efficient multi-party finance transaction and process tools to market
07/18/2016
Alibaba, Soros Family Office Alums Team Up on New Hedge Fund
His stake in the firm is now worth at least $5 billion.
07/18/2016
China outperforms, but is this economy a one-trick pony? - Schroders
The reading, along with other activity data for June, surprised us and the market, and would suggest that stimulus efforts have successfully supported growth.
07/18/2016
SDiX appoints De Beers as Diamond verification partner
IIDGR is The De Beers Group’s new grading business, focused on providing accurate and consistent grading to the industry.
07/18/2016
ICICI Prudential Life lines up mega IPO
The size of the IPO is estimated to be worth around Rs 5,000 crore, they added.
07/18/2016
BlackRock And GCM To Manage NPS's Hedge Fund
NPS Picks BlackRock, Grosvenor to Manage Fund of Funds for Investment in Hedge Funds
07/18/2016
New wealth management products power Anbang and rivals
Fast-growing Chinese investment market raises concerns about risk
07/18/2016
Fee Pressure Looms for Underperforming Hedge Funds, Nomura Says
The big investors are forcing that change and they will continue to do that by starting to pull money.
07/14/2016
Waterfield Advisors eyes $5-bn assets under advisory by 2019
Since we started our operations in 2011, the family office concept has matured in India.
07/14/2016
UBS said to have flagged suspicious 1MDB transactions to MAS
Who asked not to be identified because the matter is private.
07/14/2016
Australia: two new fund vehicles
Among the tax measures announced was the announcement that two new types of fund vehicle are to be created – a corporate collective investment vehicle (CIV) and a limited partnership CIV.
07/14/2016
CfC Stanbic to trade Yuan as it eyes increased Chinese business
The bank also plans to take advantage of the fact that most traders experience currency losses after being forced to convert money into other currencies to get the yuan.