04/17/2014
Gold retail investment up 31 per cent in 2013, jewellery up 18 per cent
Thomson Reuters has published its Gold Survey 2014 results.
Alternative Investments
04/17/2014
UPDATE 1-Bain, Carlyle among bidders for StanChart's HK consumer finance unit-sources
The sale of PrimeCredit, which sources have said could fetch between $500 million and $700 million, is among a series of disposals planned by the Asia-focused lender.
04/16/2014
Asia-Pacific economies take step forward on regional funds scheme
he passport scheme will allow fund managers operating in one of the member economies
04/15/2014
BlackRock gets first RQFII license
BlackRock received its first QFII licence for its subsidiary BlackRock Institutional Trust Company in July 2011
04/15/2014
Mainland 'not ready for through train' stock trading between Hong Kong and Shanghai
Market watchers say the economy has yet to establish the preconditions needed to allow mutual stock trading between HK and Shanghai
04/15/2014
Korean investors look to ETFs for international investment themes
Looking ahead to the pipeline for new ETF issuances in Korea
04/15/2014
Domestic fund managers start to bet on own economy: poll
India-based fund managers are growing more confident in the domestic economy and plan to raise allocations to auto makers and private sector lenders, betting that no change to interest rates will underpin an economic recovery, a Reuters poll showed.
04/15/2014
Fund managers back HK’s “one share, one vote”, disagree with Alibaba
Global fund managers of nearly US$14 trillion in assets support Hong Kong’s “one share, one vote” principle, and oppose changing listing rules to allow non-standard shareholding structures
04/14/2014
China approves first REIT product as market cools
China's securities regulator has approved the country's first property trust investment product, giving developers a new source of funding and investors an alternative choice amid initial signs of cooling in the frothy property market.
04/14/2014
Heinemann spotlights premium Mouton Cadet range in Chang
The wines are highlighted in-store by branded backlit screens
04/14/2014
Hong Kong yuan business lures non-local banks
Instead of taking OCBC's acquisition approach, Industrial Bank first sets up a branch in the city
04/14/2014
Aviva to exit from South Korean Life joint venture
Aviva inked a deal with Indonesia’s listed company
04/14/2014
Leading offshore law firm advises Vision Knight on Capital China Fund II launch
The fund, which will invest in the consumer retail, internet and e-commerce sectors, was oversubscribed after only four months in the market and successfully achieved its hard cap of US$550million, attracting a broad range of global institutional investor
04/14/2014
Aston/Pictet International Fund launched
Aston will act as the investment adviser to the Fund while Pictet Asset Management Limited will act as subadviser, responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
04/11/2014
India: Does the MF industry need more firms?
For all the talk of aiding penetration of mutual funds (MF) in the hinterland of India, the results are yet to be seen.
04/11/2014
QDII 2 unveiled in landmark China opening
A scheme to link the Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges and allow institutions and wealthy individuals to trade cross-border is broadly welcomed.
04/11/2014
INDIA: Diamond industry set to lose lustre as banks cut down on leanding
The decision has come following a slew of default cases in the last couple of years by the diamond companies
04/10/2014
Source and CSOP offer direct access to Chinese A shares via ETF on SIX Swiss exchange
A shares are traded on mainland Chinese exchanges and are denominated in Chinese renminbi (RMB).
04/10/2014
Hong Kong banks raise deposit rates to boost offshore yuan pool
Banks in Hong Kong are now offering higher interest rates than their mainland cousins on new renminbi currency deposits as the recent sharp fall in the Chinese currency dampened investor interest in holding Chinese assets.
04/10/2014
Bitcoin firms dumped by National Australia Bank as 'too risky'
The National Australia Bank is severing ties to digital currencies, saying they are too risky.