06/14/2016
Real estate primary driver of alternative allocations
Difficulty in sourcing for the right deals and extended deployment periods are some of the most commonly-cited reasons for low portfolio exposures to PE and infrastructure.
Alternative Investments
06/13/2016
China and UK set to link closer in capital markets
Britain is the guest country of honor at the Lujiazui Forum 2016.
06/13/2016
Qatar Investment Authority acquires $2.5bn Singapore tower
The sale of the 1.25 million square feet office tower, Asia Square Tower 1, marks the largest single tower real estate transaction in the Asia Pacific to date and the second largest globally
06/10/2016
Samsung to debut first L&I ETFs in Hong Kong
Samsung Asset Management – an affiliate of the Samsung Group – is currently the largest ETF provider in South Korea with around US$9.45 billion in ETF AUM as of February 2016, which represents more than 50% of the local market share, according
06/10/2016
Bulging Pension Funds Lure U.S. Asset Managers to Australia
Push is being led by hedge funds and other firms offering alternative investments
06/10/2016
Korea's pension behemoth eyes alternative investments
“Surplus funds should be redirected to alternative investments.”
06/09/2016
Brookfield Asset Management gearing up for India renewable energy buyout
Both parties have recently entered into exclusive talks and due diligence is currently being carried out on the deal
06/09/2016
Japan's prime minister: Japan will pour $200 billion into global infrastructure
Abe suggested that for Asia to fulfill its role as the world's growth center, it needs skilled people who can lead such growth, as well as improved connectivity within the region.
06/09/2016
Standard Chartered, FundRock to launch new Luxembourg fund solution
The Luxembourg “Straight2UCITS” fund platform solution will offer a simpler, faster and more cost effective way for Asian, African and Middle Eastern based investment managers to access the Ucits brand for global distribution.
06/09/2016
Fosun closing in on Capitaland for top spot among APAC Real Estate Fund Managers
Asia Pacific strategies ranked third, with 17.7 percent of the total under management.
06/08/2016
Philippine Based Brokerage Firm AP Securities Joins Global Alliance Partners Jerry Angping
The Philippines is now the powerhouse of Asia and its government has been pursuing legislative reforms to enhance the entrepreneurial environment.
06/08/2016
Tycoon bought record HK$2.1 billion home on Hong Kong’s The Peak because his HK$380m property in Mid-Levels was ‘too tiny’
“It’s not for speculation,” he said. “You can hardly make any profit from properties like this.
06/08/2016
StanChart said to mull insurance distribution deal in Asia
Financial institutions have been negotiating similar partnerships this year in Asia as demand for insurance products rises among the region's increasingly wealthy.
06/08/2016
Malaysia's CIMB enters bancassurance partnership with Japanese firm
They will be distributed through CIMB's distribution network comprising branches, call centres and online channels in Southeast Asia.
06/08/2016
Concord Securities unit to sell Taiwan Concord Capital Securities (HK) Limited
Buyers are North Kingdom International Group Co.,Limited and Prima Capital Investment Limited
06/07/2016
Nomura eyes new strategy for growth
These efforts include a recently announced move to open a Singapore office in August to support Asian infrastructure projects.
06/07/2016
Fund platform to ease European market access for Asian, African and Middle Eastern fund strategies
Luxembourg is gaining greater attention from asset managers as a domicile of choice for their cross-border investment funds.
06/07/2016
Pine River to shut Fixed Income Fund, returns $1.6 billion to investors
According to the letter, Pine River will also spin off its $1.2 billion China Fund, which is run by Dan Li
06/07/2016
Axis Bank launches India's first certified green bond at London Stock Exchange
One of India's leading private sector capital markets banks opened trading at the London Stock Exchange with the bond, which is certified by the Climate.
06/07/2016
Sompo partners CIMB Group to realise bancassurance ambitions
The deal is estimated to be worth around US$200 million