08/05/2015
JPMorgan-linked China joint venture gets approval to invest overseas
Shanghai authorities granted a joint venture involving JPMorgan the right to raise funds in China to invest in overseas assets
Alternative Investments
08/04/2015
Blackstone, Fortress among bidders for Japan's Simplex: sources
The second bidding round is expected to close by the end of this month
08/04/2015
Birla Group to invest up to $10 million in disruptive ideas across financial services, retail
Umesh Adhikary, corporate strategy president at Aditya Birla Management corp, will lead this initiative. The money will come from Birla’s family office.
08/04/2015
Northern Trust wins UCA mandate
UCA Funds Management is reported as Australia's first dedicated ethical funds manager, beginning in 1985
08/04/2015
Motilal Oswal ties up with IMAP for investment banking deals
The tie-up allows Motilal Oswal to undertake cross-border transaction across 35 countries where IMAP has partner network
08/04/2015
IMF review recommends delaying currency basket adoption of yuan
The report said the implementation of any formal decision to add the yuan to a basket of currencies comprising dollars, euros, pounds and yen should be delayed
08/04/2015
QIC Announces $800M First Close on Global Infrastructure Fund
By announcing the first close, the fund can officially begin deploying capital.
08/03/2015
Market fading, luxury brands seek rent cuts in Hong Kong
Luxury companies including Kering SA are demanding lower Hong Kong store rents to reflect the island city’s waning appeal with wealthy Chinese shoppers.
08/03/2015
Manchester City buy out wealthy Melbourne City investors
The quartet previously owned 20 per cent of Melbourne City under the terms of the deal struck in January 2013 as part of Manchester City's push to own several teams around the world.
08/03/2015
Alternatives medicine
Inflation protection is no longer the sole focus of Asian pension funds.
08/03/2015
Hugh Hendry stops betting on Armageddon
Hugh Hendry is the founder and chief investment officer of Eclectica Asset Management, the hedge fund manager.
08/03/2015
Special report, funds: out of complexity...
A cross-border team advised existing client IFC and new client Shell
08/03/2015
Are platform becoming proxy advisers?
However it is a model that works and the barriers to entry are not entirely negative.
08/03/2015
Golden Gate Ventures raises $69m war chest
Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures has raised a US$50 million S$69 million war chest to invest in e-commerce, e-payments and other start-ups.
08/03/2015
Brokerage China Merchants Securities Seeks Hong Kong IPO
Firm is China’s sixth-largest brokerage by assets
08/03/2015
US hedge fund says China account suspended amid market probe
Securities regulators launched an investigation into automated trading and restricted 24 stock accounts suspected of influencing stock prices but did not name names.
07/31/2015
KAF Investment Bank buys 76% of KAF Seagroatt
The company believes that KAF-Seagroatt & Campbell’s consolidation under KAFIB will enable the company to be a more diversified financial services group
07/31/2015
Singapore adds to covered bond universe
DBS Bank has propelled Singapore into the global ranks of covered bond issuers following the completion of a debut $1 billion issue from its newly established $10 billion covered bond programme.
07/31/2015
CITIC Securities named top securities asset management house in China
CITIC Securities, the majority shareholder of conventional asset management giant China Asset Management Crop (China AMC), topped its securities counterparts with the substantial growth of its third party asset management business.
07/30/2015
Singapore reaches out for financial industry advice
As Hong Kong develops strong market links with China, Singapore's new financial centre advisory panel hopes to chart strategies for the Lion City's own future.