02/09/2022
The turnaround was due to increased risk appetite among investors searching for higher returns, according to fund manager at a Bangkok-based asset management company.
02/09/2022
Blackstone to Invest in India’s Fastest Growing Express Logistics Company
An end-to-end logistics services provider established in 2015.
02/08/2022
The benchmark Tokyo Stock Price Index dropped 0.4% and the yield on ten-year Japanese government bonds fell to 0.07% in December from 0.1% in October.
02/08/2022
Ittai Ben-Zeev, TASE CEO, said Invesco’s additions demonstrated the demand for ETFs in Israel.
02/07/2022
Australia’s Future Fund assets at record as return jumps; frets about inflation, interest rates
“Looking ahead we remain focused on sustaining a portfolio that is as robust as possible to a range of scenarios, and that balances our risk and return objectives,”
02/07/2022
Korea Post hires Blackstone, Tristan for 200 million euro real estate mandate
Korea Post had around 134 trillion won of assets under management as of end-2020.
02/06/2022
Seibu considering selling Prince brand hotels and other assets to Singapore's GIC
The company’s core subsidiaries include Seibu Railway, which serves northwestern Tokyo and western Saitama Prefecture, as well as Prince Hotels, one of the largest hotel chain operators in Japan.
02/04/2022
Applications are open until February 22, with evaluation and manager selection scheduled by mid-March.
02/04/2022
China dominated M&A activity with 2,179 deals, including a $111.5 billion merger between Sichuan Railway Investment Group and Sichuan Transportation Investment Group – last year’s largest deal worldwide.
02/03/2022
Over the last five years I have seen various rule changes that advisers need to keep up to date with from the ATO and HMRC respectively.
02/01/2022
Irongate Group targeted by Charter Hall managed partnership
The partnership of Charter Hall and PGGM would fund the proposal from existing financial resources, including existing cash and undrawn and new debt facilities, and both entities had already received approvals from their relevant board and investment comm
02/01/2022
Ping An Life Insurance Gets Approved to Restructure New Founder Group
In accordance with the Restructuring Investment Agreement and the selection of the debt repayment plan by the creditors of the restructuring entities, Ping An Life will pay approximately RMB 48.2 billion to acquire approximately 66.51% equity interest in
02/01/2022
The deal follows a difficult few years for VGI Partners, which has suffered long bouts of underperformance
01/31/2022
VGI’s ticker and name was anticipated to change to reflect the combined business.
01/31/2022
“The upgraded earnings guidance has been driven to a large extent by continuing strong investment property markets producing significant valuation growth and leading to higher FY22 management and performance fees,”
01/28/2022
New Zealand’s Smartshares first in world to get OK for Asia Region Fund Passport
New Zealand introduced regulations for the passport that same year, and Smartshares has been working with government agencies, including the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority, to complete the application process, NZX says.
01/28/2022
China Weighs Breaking Up Evergrande to Contain Property Crisis
The government is looking at selling the bulk of the firm’s assets under a restructuring proposal.
01/27/2022
Vietnam’s VinaCapital named investment adviser for Taiwan’s Jih Sun Vietnam fund
“In a new, developing market like Vietnam, it is important to have a trusted partner, and we are pleased to be working with VinaCapital,”
01/26/2022
Japan’s Sumitomo Life buys A$120 million of Dutch bank BNG’s sustainability bonds
The Dutch Social Housing Association, which primarily provides affordable rentals to lower income people, will also draw down on the proceeds to improve sustainability of residential areas, Sumitomo Life says.
01/26/2022
Those inflows drove assets up 78.4% in the nine months through September from 190 billion RMB at the end of 2020.