08/17/2014
Marriott International to Open First Golf Resort in China
The Haikou Mission Hills Golf Club project will include 10 world-class golf courses and will be the largest public golf complex in the world
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08/17/2014
Chinese institutions issue nearly 200 bln in interbank CDs
China has taken incremental steps toward interest rate liberalization
08/17/2014
Third-Best Australian Pension Manager to Increase Asia Equities
Our latest tactical shift has been to put more money into Asia
08/15/2014
Indian realtors bet big on London
In February, Lodha bought New Court on Carey Street for £90million while in November 2013 it bought 1/3 Grosvenor Square for £306million.
08/15/2014
MAS to study ways to attract investment in Asian infrastructure
Central bank’s tender is part of a slew of measures to ensure a steady pipeline of bankable projects in the region
08/15/2014
Korea’s POBA to invest $322 million in German property
This joint venture offers us the opportunity to diversify our sources of capital
08/15/2014
“No innovative products in financial services”: Domacom
One of the big growth assets is property
08/15/2014
Reliance Capital Q1 Profit Rises 23 Per Cent
Financial sector conglomerate Reliance Capital on Thursday reported an 23 per cent increase in net profit at Rs. 164 crore for the quarter ended June 2014
08/15/2014
Affin streamlines asset management, unit sold to Hwang IM in restructuring
The price represents a price-to-earnings of 5.6 times based on Affin Fund’s net profit of RM9.8mil for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2013 (FY13).
08/15/2014
Agreement reached to sell luxury hotels to foreign buyer
Sahara group has reached an agreement with a foreign party to sell its three luxurious hotels in London and New York
08/14/2014
Offshore yuan usage stays on growth path
18% of China's total trade settled in the currency last year, up from 3% in 2010
08/14/2014
Ascalon takes Morphic stake
The transaction was announced to the market this week with the two companies saying Ascalon would be investing in Morphyic’s underlying strategy.
08/14/2014
Bitcoin VC Investments Now Targeting Emerging Markets
One of the most important factors that indicate the growth of an industry is the amount of venture capital raised by its companies and startups
08/14/2014
Korea’s Teachers’ Pension to set up overseas team
The $11 billion fund is looking to hire overseas investment specialists and is mulling whether to make its first allocation to global hedge funds.
08/13/2014
Chinese investors to build $970m luxury hotel and apartments on Gold Coast
China's richest man has committed to invest in a $970 million luxury hotel and apartment development on Queensland's Gold Coast.
08/13/2014
India considers allowing Euroclear settlements for only some investors
The discussions on Euroclear had halted in March ahead of national elections.
08/12/2014
Reliance Capital Asset Management enters AIF space
Reliance has emerged as one of the key player in the real estate investment space during last three years
08/12/2014
Philippines: Bangko Sentral allows banks to sell life insurance, other investment schemes
As a game-changer to the way the banking industry works, banks may now use their premises as a market place for collective investment schemes or products that include mutual funds, unit investment trust funds and variable unit-linked life insurance polici
08/12/2014
China Re eyes USD2bn IPO in Hong Kong
China Re's listing plan, which would invite foreign investment into what is now wholly state-owned, comes amid Beijing's campaign to make its sclerotic state-owned enterprises more nimble and transparent.
08/12/2014
Manulife signs first bancassurance deal in Macau
Under the bancassurance deal, Manulife’s first in Macau, ICBC will sell the insurer’s life and medical insurance plans, as well as retirement solutions, to its clients through the bank’s 17 branches and four wealth management centres.