04/06/2022
Sun Life Indonesia and CIMB Niaga deepen bancassurance partnership in Indonesia
The Indonesian market is the largest economy in Southeast Asia
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04/04/2022
Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) Awarded the Febelin "Towards Sustainability" Label for Three Active Funds
The "Towards Sustainability" label is a quality standard for sustainable financial products
04/01/2022
LGIAsuper expands leadership as acquisition completes
The acquisition, which was funded from LGIAsuper's reserves, is expected to deliver medium-term fee savings.
04/01/2022
HSBC's new insurance chief eyes 'crucial' new China expansion
The bank's expansion in insurance fits well into the vision of HSBC chairman Mark Tucker, who has formerly run AIA Group and Prudential.
04/01/2022
UnionBank Raising Up To $1.1 Billion To Fund Acquisition Of Citigroup’s Philippine Consumer Banking Unit
In December, UnionBank agreed to buy Citigroup’s consumer banking business in the Southeast Asia nation for a cash consideration of 55 billion pesos
04/01/2022
Macquarie Asset Management announces sale of Axicom to Australia Tower Network
Macquarie Asset Management has significant experience investing in telecommunications infrastructure around the world.
03/31/2022
Allianz Real Estate acquires 12 assets on behalf of its newly established Japan multi-family residential fund
The portfolio consists of 12 newly built assets with more than 280 units in total
03/31/2022
Private Markets Leader Hamilton Lane Partners With ADDX
The partnership marks the first time Hamilton Lane has tokenized a fund
03/30/2022
China startups raise US$12bn VC funding in first two months of 2022, reveals GlobalData
While deal value decreased by 39.3% in February compared to the previous month, deal volume declined by 29.5%.
03/30/2022
Japan bourse and S&P Dow Jones launch ESG index series
“Under these circumstances, we are delighted to collaborate with S&P Dow Jones Indices to further promote ESG-focused activities through the provision of a new composite ESG index series,”
03/30/2022
Hong Kong’s Tracker Fund Officially Replaces Manager
The HKMA initiated a review of TraHK’s manager with seven ETF managers globally invited to bid for the mandate, including SSGA.
03/30/2022
Synpulse Opens Shenzhen Office to Tap GBA Market
The Zurich-based firm plans to build a Shenzhen team by the end of 2022
03/30/2022
Bond sales by Asian banks fall to lowest in a year as China remain on sidelines
Compared to the US$15.1 billion worth of bonds issued in February last year, bond sales declined 388.3 per cent.
03/30/2022
UOB Asset Management and Mirae Asset collaborate to boost ETF offerings for investors in the region bookmark
Noting the increasing popularity of ETFs among investors, last year UOBAM also listed on SGX the world’s first Asia Pacific green real estate investment trust (REIT) ETF, the UOB APAC Green REIT ETF.
03/30/2022
NAB welcomes expansion of Home Guarantee Schemes
NAB Group Executive Personal Banking, Rachel Slade said NAB had seen first-hand how the Schemes have helped thousands of Australians purchase a home earlier than they thought possible.
03/28/2022
Temasek bows to activist shareholders on real estate fund plans
Property arm of Singapore’s state-owned investment company has offered more cash ahead of vote
03/28/2022
J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches three China ETFs
According to Sean Cunningham, the company’s head of Asia ETFs, Chinese bonds are a good source of investment diversification because of their low correlation to traditional developed market debt and have relatively high yield potential supported by
03/28/2022
Global bond rout accelerates, sparks intervention from BOJ
Yields on 2-year Treasuries climbed 4 basis points to 2.30 per cent, as traders priced in 2 full percentage points of interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve over the remainder of this year.
03/28/2022
AMP announces completion of Global Equities and Fixed Income sale
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03/28/2022
Fidelity Japan trust seeks approval to double unlisted exposure
From 10% to 20%