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
Alternative Investments
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.
03/16/2015
EFG Asset Management's Mansfield Mok Awarded 'Alpha Manager of the Year 2015'
Mansfield is one of 181 managers recognised by FE as the top 10% of managers with funds registered in the UK. In the China/Greater China sector,
03/16/2015
Transformation of PIMCOs’ Global Wealth Management business in Australia
PIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, has today announced its plans to internalise the distribution of PIMCO funds in Australia
03/16/2015
QNB expansion to focus on Mideast, Africa and Asia
GCC members have been increasingly important contributors to the world economy
03/15/2015
JPMorgan may sell India mutual fund business
Only four found houses have average AUM of more than Rs one lakh crore each and these include HDFC, Reliance, ICICI and Birla Sunlife MFs.
03/15/2015
Mitani to remain head of Japan's trillion-dollar GPIF pension fund
Global investors have been closely watching who would head GPIF
03/15/2015
UTI MF to launch 2nd offshore equity fund in Dublin
UTI Mutual Fund is set to launch a second offshore equity fund to raise $300 million in Dublin next month
03/15/2015
In China, trust firms shift, rather than reduce, shadow banking risk
China's trust firms, with total assets of $2.2 trillion, are shifting more cash into frothy capital markets and over-the-counter instruments instead of loans - blunting regulators' efforts to reduce shadow banking risk.
03/13/2015
Chinese currency trade settlement gains popularity in Gulf region
China's yuan, once an almost unknown currency in the daily economic life in the Gulf Arab region, is enjoying rising acceptance across the area.
03/13/2015
RAK FTZ seeks investments from Australia
A high-level delegation of the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone this week promoted its facilities in Australia, seeking to draw investment into the UAE free zone.
03/13/2015
AIMA welcomes proposed IMR legislation
AIMA will be conducting member events to discuss the implications of the draft changes and will consider submitting a further response to the government.
03/13/2015
Henderson to launch Australian global equity income fund
Formica noted the dearth of similar products in the Australian market, which he attributed to a lack of interest when yields were higher for term deposits.
03/13/2015
Aberdeen launches offshore China equity fund
The China A share index rose by 46.9 per cent
03/13/2015
Yuan settlement gains popularity in Gulf region
China's yuan, once an almost unknown currency in the daily economic life in the Gulf Arab region, is enjoying rising acceptance across the area.