08/03/2016
Equities Goldilocks backdrop unsustainable - Fidelity
Contagion to other markets is limited for now but may flare up in the coming months.
Alternative Investments
08/03/2016
Ex Housing marketer Jeeten Desai launches wealth management start-up Pinvest
Driving growth in a start-up environment and developing strategic relationships with city's top builders.
08/02/2016
RHB and Neuberger Berman launch first-of-its-kind fund
The two firms will work together to develop and offer private equity and other alternative strategies in both the conventional and Shariah space.
08/02/2016
Foreign Fund Managers Eye China’s Latest Market Opening
Initiative allowing foreign asset managers to set up wholly owned arms on the mainland attracts France’s AXA Investment Managers.
08/02/2016
AXA, Alibaba and Ant Financial Services agree global partnership
The first phase of the proposed collaboration will focus on three areas.
08/02/2016
Tokio Marine carves life insurance niche in Singapore
This is an incredible accomplishment for the first and only Japanese life insurer to have established a successful foothold on local shores.
08/02/2016
Singapore State Investment Fund Chaired By Its Prime Minister Reports Multi-Billion Dip In Profits
The report states that the source of GIC’s fund is Singapore’s national reserves and CPF retirement funds which directly translated to its citizens'savings.
08/02/2016
Carlyle could make a pair of $2 billion acquisitions in Japan: executive
"There could be about two large deals in Japan from our current fund focusing on Japan," Takaomi Tomioka, a Carlyle managing director said on Tuesday.
08/02/2016
Fund seeks $50M for Indian growth
Mr Pereira will be active on the investment committee but stock selection will be the responsibility of Nitin Jain
08/02/2016
ICICI Bank, Apollo to set up asset reconstruction firm
ICICI Bank to hold 30% stake, rest to be picked up by Apollo subject to passage of amendment in Sarfaesi Act proposed in the budget
08/01/2016
China's Fosun to 'acquire' Brazil investment firm
The Chinese government is encouraging companies to invest abroad to gain access to foreign markets and technology, as economic growth stalls at home.
08/01/2016
Jack Ma Takes on Murky China Charities in First Blockchain Foray
The company began a tamper-proof ledger based on blockchain technology to record donations made by its more than 400 million users of Alipay, the online payments and investment service.
08/01/2016
Wilson Asset Management is preparing to shake up Templeton Global Growth Fund
Templeton Global Growth Fund has a market value of $280 million but the shares trade at a 9.7 per cent discount to net assets.
08/01/2016
Ant Financial to acquire a 51% stake in CIC
This would have given Ant Financial a 60% stake in CIC.
08/01/2016
Australia's Crescent Wealth launches Islamic fund in Malaysia
The launch comes as Islamic finance is making inroads in non-traditional markets such as Australia
08/01/2016
Nikko Asset Management launches Global Credit fund
The team will adopt an active investment approach based on fundamental research, which aims to take advantage of mispricing opportunities across global credit markets.
08/01/2016
Maybank insurance arm aims to double size by 2020
Maybank Ageas is the parent company of Etiqa Insurance Bhd and Etiqa Takaful Bhd in Malaysia.
08/01/2016
London asset manager TCP buys Religare realty fund
TCP's ultra high net worth clients are said to be mostly Middle East billionaires.
08/01/2016
Netwealth anPrincipal Partners launch new private label managed account
We have had a long and successful partnership with Principal Partners and have been working with them to identify ways to enhance client outcomes and business efficiency.
08/01/2016
Investors turning to Singapore and Hong Kong in 2016: Knight Frank
On the other hand, the negative interest rates introduced by the Bank of Japan have failed to curtail the Yen appreciation, making Japan properties pricier to acquire.