03/05/2015
China’s Huarong Plans Hong Kong IPO This Year
Huarong Chairman Lai Xiaomin says stock offering would likely top the $2.5 billion IPO of Cinda Asset Management
Alternative Investments
03/05/2015
Chinese finance becomes new drive to mired LatAm economies
Chinese lending to Latin America increased over 70 percent to 22 billion U.S. dollars in 2014
03/04/2015
Cedrus Investments Signs Collaboration Agreement With PT Antam of Republic of Indonesia
PT Antam processes a number of minerals as well as operating other businesses including trade, transportation and other services related to the mining sector.
03/04/2015
Rush hour in China asset management
Anbang Insurance Group has filled headlines with its daring acquisitions across financial services
03/04/2015
Morgan Stanley launches Asian bond fund for star manager’s team
This new approach will invest in corporate, government and government-related issuers, which are either listed or undertaking the majority of work in the Asia excluding Japan region.
03/04/2015
EQT Considers Cashing Out in Singapore
EQT joins private-equity firms looking to exit investments in Asia in recent months with possible sale of Classic Fine Foods
03/03/2015
Mitsubishi Corporation Launches New ASEAN Private Equity Fund
AIGF will be the core platform in Southeast Asia for MC's private equity business which comprises of a diversified mix of investment strategies that span emerging and developed markets, with investment focus from small caps to large corporations.
03/02/2015
Taiwan’s largest asset manager eyes Indonesian market
The board has approved plans to inject as much as $15 million into the Indonesian brokerage.
03/02/2015
AMP Capital plans first step into Japanese infrastructure market
AMP Capital will assist GII to acquire high quality assets as well as provide ongoing advice.
03/02/2015
South Korea's pension fund to invest in hedge funds
As of November 2014, NPS, the world's third largest pension fund, has a total of USD426bn in AUM
03/02/2015
$430bn Korean pension approves hedge fund allocation after studying the asset class for eight years
The $430bn Korean’s National Pension Service (NPS) last week approved a plan to allocate some of its assets into hedge funds this year after studying the asset class for eight years
03/02/2015
IFC may back Yes Bank with $100M for Green Bond, lending line for women-owned SMEs
This is expected to be the first emerging market Green Bond investment by IFC
03/02/2015
Baring Asia raises close to US$4 billion for new Asian fund
Interest from international investors was only a problem in a good way
03/01/2015
Budget 2015: Govt permits foreign investment in real estate, PE and hedge funds
AIFs are basically funds established or incorporated in India for the purpose of pooling in capital from Indian investors for investing as per a pre-decided policy.
02/28/2015
Nikko AM targets risk with outsourcing drive
The asset manager's COO, Frederick Reidenbach, says that while outsourcing back-office functions has allowed it to streamline headcount
02/27/2015
Hong Kong seeks more RQFII quota
The Chinese authorities can promote RQFII around the globe
02/27/2015
Temasek talks up board action after StanChart shakeup
The exits of Standard Chartered's chief executive and Asia CEO were said to be the result of pressure from major shareholders including Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek.
02/26/2015
Bravura extends APAC team
Financial services technology provider, Bravura Solutions, has expanded its New Zealand-based Asia Pacific operations team and moved to larger premises in Auckland
02/26/2015
Hong Kong to establish Future Fund this year
The Hong Kong government will this year establish a ‘Future Fund’ earlier proposed by the Treasury’s Working Group on Long-Term Fiscal Planning
02/26/2015
China's ambitions to open bond market seen as tough sell
Goal to extend stock through train to bond market complicated by lack of centralised platform and worries over capital controls and fund flows