11/19/2015
TutorGroup Raises Landmark Series C Financing, Valuing the Company at Over $1 Billion
Growing Family of Tier 1 Investors Recognize TutorGroup’s Leadership in the Online Education Market
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11/19/2015
Why Zhaopin is a better bet than Netflix, according to Perpetual's Garry Laurence
It's called the long-short game, but not everyone can play.
11/19/2015
Sun Global And Zyfin List World's First Indian Fixed Income ETF On London
The LAM Sun Global ZyFin India Sovereign Enterprise Bond UCITS ETF offers British and international investors exposure to a basket of Indian public sector corporate bonds.
11/18/2015
HKEx Announces Group Structure Changes in Preparation of New Strategic Plan
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited announced today (Wednesday) changes to its Group structure as it prepares to launch and implement its strategic plan for 2016 to 2018, which will be announced in early next year.
11/18/2015
World’s first Indian fixed income ETF begins trading on Xetra
Today, with the world’s first Indian fixed income ETF, we are launching our product line of innovative ETFs intended to give investors cost-effective and transparent access to investment opportunities in emerging markets.
11/18/2015
FIPB nod for Prem Watsa's IIFL investment, no change in management
Jain said Watsa already owns 14 per cent in the group and he is seeking to increase it by up to 26 per cent through the open offer, worth around Rs 1,600 crore.
11/17/2015
Macquarie looking for planning firm insights
Macquarie has joined the growing list of companies trying to get a gauge on the evolving shape of the financial planning industry and the degree to which it is converging with accounting.
11/16/2015
GE's US$5 billion Japanese commercial lending unit has two bidders: WSJ
Two bidders remain in the race to purchase General Electric Co.'s Japanese commercial lending business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a person familiar with the situation.
11/16/2015
Flipkart sells marginal stake to HNIs for Rs 180-240 crore, move aimed at talent retention
Such a move gives employees holding stock options an avenue to monetise them, something they normally wouldn't be able to do in absence of a listing.
11/16/2015
Macquarie to enter robo-advice
It will have the facility to execute trades and implement plans for investors without them needing to move their funds to a new account.
11/16/2015
Canadian pension fund arm Ivanhoe Cambridge doubling investment in China
That is part of its strategy to double the weighting of growth markets, including Asia-Pacific and Latin America, in its global portfolio.
11/16/2015
Red Sena placement oversubscribed
Among the eight investors taking up blocks of the private placement shares are notable private investor Brahmal Vasudevan and other large asset management companies who bought the shares for their high net worth clients.
11/16/2015
Australian Funds Hoard Cash, Fearing Market Turmoil
As recession looms, biggest managed equity funds hold almost twice their normal average in cash
11/15/2015
Nippon Capital Asset Management J-LLC to Open New Office
The firm, which recently announced an ambitious recruitment drive that would effectively double headcount, will open its first overseas office in China in 2016.
11/15/2015
Hedge fund manager Sparx Group launches OneAsia Long Short UCITS Fund on MontLake Platform
Sparx Group AUM currently stands at more than USD 8 billion
11/15/2015
Modi govt's gold schemes can perform better than previous ones, says UBS
The Modi government has announced plans to facilitate deposit of gold as well as a gold bond, to hopefully monetise it into more productive use and also curtail imports.
11/13/2015
Manulife eyes insurance, asset management deals in Asia
Any deal in Asia would accelerate its growth plans in the region, which has been a big driver for the broader company.
11/13/2015
Nomura Establishes Financial Innovation Office
The new office will be charged with further enhancing the promotion and support of the firm’s businesses through innovation in the area of financial services.
11/12/2015
Fiera Capital Enters Asia-Pacific Market
Long-term investors in Asia-Pacific are looking to diversify their portfolios with high-quality global equities. The launch of this new fund by Nissay AM in collaboration with Fiera Capital addresses this demand.
11/11/2015
Global earnings season offers sufficient hope by Mikio Kumada, CIIA, Global Strategist LGT Capital Partners
Only US earnings continue to beat expectations, which is another sign that the US economy is doing rather well and justifies the US equity market’s recent strength.