07/15/2015
QIA and CapitaLand Work Together to Set up $600m fund
Qatar Investment Authority has entered into a joint venture with Singapore’s CapitaLand Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiary Ascott Serviced Residence Investment.
Alternative Investments
07/14/2015
BPI Securities inks alliance with NY investment firm
Jefferies signed a deal with BPI Securities Corp. last February to distribute to its global client base the latter’s equity research on companies in the Philippines on a co-branded basis.
07/14/2015
China ETF Switches Its Strategy After Stock Trading Halts
The past month has been enlightening for investors and providers about how illiquid the Chinese A share market still is
07/14/2015
Macquarie latest platform to add AB fund
The group reported that from inception to 30 June 2015, the fund achieved an annualised relative fund return of 10.5 per cent
07/14/2015
Hermes eyes Asian equity, expands in Singapore
The UK firm will look at options after its Asia exJapan strategy hit capacity and closed to new investors. It comes as it adds a hire in Asia and launches a direct lending business.
07/14/2015
Templeton mulls China WFOE with eye on institutions
The fund house says a potential wholly foreignowned enterprise could act as its institutional client servicing platform in mainland China, marking a step change from the representative office approach.
07/14/2015
China IPO freeze opens door to alternative financiers
Open-ended halt to IPOs cuts an option for SME funding
07/13/2015
Hedge fund exodus from Singapore predicted
The regulatory environment for hedge funds in Singapore is described as “volatile rather than accommodating” with a lot of people looking at alternative financial centres
07/13/2015
Mercer appoints new custodian
Mercer has appointed Northern Trust Company as custodian for its $25 billion in investment and superannuation assets.
07/13/2015
Citic Said to Lead Bidding to Buy Frank Russell Arm From LSE
LSE Group bought Frank Russell for $2.7 billion last year, primarily for its index business.
07/13/2015
OMGI Asian equity fund to become income fund
Old Mutual Global Investors’ $212m Old Mutual Asian Equity fund will now become part of the firm’s equity income strategy.
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.
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.