03/22/2015
GF Securities Plans Hong Kong IPO of Up to $3.6 Billion
China’s fourth-largest brokerage firm is the latest to tap funds as the mainland stock market rallies
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03/22/2015
Sebi eases norms for domestic funds managing offshore money
Making it easier for domestic funds to manage offshore pooled assets, Sebi today relaxed its norms by dropping the '20-25 rule'
03/20/2015
SFC mulls more foreign ETF listings in HK
The regulator holds talks with the exchangetraded fund industry as it considers increasing crosslistings in Hong Kong. The city's ETF market has faced criticism over its dependence on Greater China funds.
03/20/2015
Nippon Life turns to overseas, eyes ¥1.5 trillion in mergers and acquisitions by 2018
Nippon Life Insurance Co., reversing its focus on the domestic market, is planning to invest up to ¥1.5 trillion in mergers and acquisitions overseas over the next three years.
03/20/2015
Deutsche AWM Receives First German Yuan Investor Licence
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Investment GmbH became the first German money manager to obtain a license to invest in China’s onshore financial market
03/20/2015
Van Eck Global’s China Bond ETF Named “Best New ETF of 2014”
CBON broke new ground by using China Asset Management (Hong Kong), Ltd.’s RQFII quota to tap into China's onshore bond market, currently the third largest in the world after the U.S. and Japan.
03/19/2015
Pinnacle backs Jacob Mitchell's global equities fund house Antipodes
Mr Mitchell previously looked after about 15 per cent of Platinum's flagship multibillion-dollar International Fund
03/19/2015
Ex-Harvard, Johnson Family Professionals Team Up for Fund
Zhang and Vasavada are seeking opportunities to own “great businesses” in China and India
03/19/2015
Former Platinum deputy CIO sets up new boutique
Antipodes has launched with $200 million in seed money from Perennial's international equity business, which it acquired at the end of last year.
03/19/2015
Asia managers taking the lead in data analysis
European and US fund managers are being forced into data management by a rising tide of regulations while those in Asia are taking a more proactive approach, the author of a new data analysis report claims.
03/19/2015
Shanghai makes new QDLP approvals
Five foreign fund managers have been given $100 million quotas under Shanghai's alternatives investment scheme.
03/19/2015
EM boutique launches Asian small-cap equity fund
Emerging markets specialist LGM Investments has launched a new approach focused on the small-cap Asian equity market, Citywire Global can reveal
03/19/2015
Singapore 'lacks committed local investors'
He forecasts that with oil prices remaining low, higher-quality assets would emerge for sale in the market.
03/19/2015
Real Estate Unit of Italy’s Generali Planning Move into Asia
Push is part of group-wide expansion away from insurer’s European roots
03/18/2015
Deloitte buys GMK Partners, beefs up BRW Rich 200 clients
Twelve GMK directors and 75 staff will move into Deloitte's Bourke Street offices.
03/18/2015
AMP Capital awards $670m to NZ boutique manager
AMP Capital has awarded a $670 million (NZ$690 million) equities mandate to a New Zealand boutique investment management firm that specialises in listed equity and property.
03/17/2015
ANZ turns to Singapore dollars for Basel III capital
ANZ Banking Group has announced initial price guidance of high 3% for a 12-year non-call seven Singapore dollar Tier 2 bond
03/17/2015
China driving growth in Asia ETFs
Assets in Asia exchangetraded funds rose by 4.4% to $118 billion in February, according to a new report.
03/17/2015
Thai state pension fund aims to lift overseas investment limit
The fund now invests 60 percent of total assets in domestic bonds
03/16/2015
French asset manager to move into Asia's competitive ETF marketplace
Amid a regional rise of passive investment, the french asset manager said it is aware of the fierce competition for ETF sales in the region, which could ensure a rough ride for any new entrant to the market.