07/13/2015
China hedge fund locks investors' money up
What this means, in plain English, is that investors who have put their money into the hedge fund cannot, at the moment, redeem their shares for cash.
Alternative Investments
07/12/2015
Hedge Funds Starboard and Third Point Find Ways to Play Alibaba
Starboard Value’s push to have Yahoo spin off its Alibaba stake is just one way that hedge funds are playing the Chinese e-commerce giant.
07/10/2015
Super funds take on ASX 200 boards with no women
The largest ASX-listed company to be without any women on its board is Mr Teoh's $6.97 billion TPG Telecom
07/10/2015
Asia real estate vehicles tap demand from pension funds
A fundamental shift towards alternatives by sovereign and public pension funds will make real estate and infrastructure investments the fastest growing alternative asset class between now and 2020
07/09/2015
SMBC Nikko Aims to Hire Rare Experts to Manage Riskier Bank Debt
SMBC’s parent is preparing its first bond that can count as higher-level capital under Basel III banking rules, while four overseas banks have debuted similar yen-denominated notes since December.
07/09/2015
Chinese wealth manager to list on the NYSE
China’s rapid growth in private wealth is a factor in Shanghai-based Jupai Holdings decision to launch an IPO.
07/09/2015
Chinese brokers woken up from global dreams
Beijing presses top brokers to support stocks
07/09/2015
China's fund managers forced to use their own cash to help prop up market
There was an internal debate but as we are in China, we had no choice
07/09/2015
In Australia, Alternative Lending Thrives
Australia’s SMEs make up 60 percent of the nation’s workforce across 2 million enterprises, according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
07/09/2015
China Fund Redemptions Blocked in Japan After Trading Halts
More than 1,400 Chinese companies have suspended their shares amid a slump that’s erased $3.9 trillion
07/09/2015
Malaysia central bank sukuk pull-back opens door wider for other issuers
C.bank decision slashes H1 global issuance 42.5 pct
07/09/2015
Beijing Deepens African Ties With First Renminbi Clearinghouse In South Africa
Renminbi is the official name of the Communist People’s Republic of China and means “the people’s currency” while the Yuan is the name of a unit of the Renminbi currency.
07/09/2015
China sharemarket fiasco casts doubt on yuan as reserve currency
Beijing is running a big risk of losing credibility
07/09/2015
Fidelity defends its volatile China fund
Fidelity, the fund management giant, has released a statement that attempts to keep investors interested in its high-profile China Special Situations fund
07/08/2015
Bankers ready pitches for $370m Australian Unity Property Fund float
Macquarie Capital, UBS and Moelis & Co, who have all been active in property floats over the past 12-months, are expected to pitch along with a handful of other firms.
07/08/2015
Online working capital provider Lendingkart.com raises $10 million from Sama Capital, others
Lendingkart.com, an online working capital finance provider for startups and small and medium enterprises
07/08/2015
Blackstone favourite in Morgan Stanley's $8.9b Investa real estate
A final shortlist of two bidders for Morgan Stanley's nearly $2.5 billion portfolio of Investa-managed office towers could be revealed within days
07/08/2015
IndiaProperty to raise $50 mn from private equity funds
The company is also looking at acquisitions in the research and technology space
07/07/2015
Port of Antwerp Hones in on "One Belt One Road"
The Port Authority of Antwerp is setting up a special taskforce to investigate cooperation as.Antwerp has the potential to play a significant role in both routes as a major trading hub.
07/07/2015
Taiwan aims to set up first US dollar bond exchange
Taiwan is aiming to set up its first exchange to list US dollardenominated bonds issued by foreign firms, in its latest effort to boost its capital markets and keep in line with global trends, the top financial regulator told Reuters.