07/14/2014
ICI Global welcomes Asian Fund Passport
The Asian fund passport is a "timely and exciting" initiative says a major US investment fund body
Alternative Investments
07/14/2014
Money Flows In, Profits Shrink for China Fund Managers
China's mutual-fund managers' profits have slumped even as assets under management have hit a record high, reflecting Chinese investors' shift to money-market funds and a reluctance to fully embrace the nascent fund industry for the long te
07/14/2014
BREDER SUASSO Sets New Standard In International Banking - Launches The First Offshore Bank Account For Mid-Size Clients With A Minimum Deposit Requirement
People who wanted to participate in International Banking always had to be prepared for a huge outlay of funds to get started.
07/13/2014
Coconut Water Beating Hedge Funds Drives Ex-Trader To Drink
When former hedge-fund trader Jane Gottschalk went back to work in Hong Kong after having five children, the finance world wasn't her top pick.
07/13/2014
Vietnam to launch first domestic ETF
To launch the VFMVN30 ETF, VietFund has received support from the State Securities Commission, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), and the Vietnam Security Depository in aspects including: co-operation in building the platform; investor education; trai
07/13/2014
Arbitrage Alert Triggered as Shanghai-Hong Kong Gap Grows
Arnout van Rijn can’t resist a good arbitrage opportunity
07/13/2014
International banks seek Myanmar entry
All three of Japan’s megabanks — Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and Mizuho — have applied
07/11/2014
Harvest to give Chinese access to Alibaba IPO
The fund is expected to raise more than $100mn
07/11/2014
First Modi Budget Sets the Stage for Accelerated Economic Growth in India
Now is the time to invest in India
07/11/2014
Offshore funds: Foreign investors get a much-needed tax clarity
This could boost investments in the capital market
07/11/2014
GPIF-Picked Manager Doubting Abe Moves to Japan Bond Fund Top
Being a skeptic of Shinzo Abe’s policies is helping him win
07/11/2014
HKMA Buys $1.3 Billion in Currency Defense on Merger Demand
Hong Kong linked its currency to the U.S. dollar in 1983 when negotiations between China and the U.K. over the city’s return to Chinese rule spurred capital outflows.
07/10/2014
NRIs owned offshore companies can act as investment manager for FPIs
To act as an investment manager the company is required to be appropriately regulated
07/10/2014
Standard Life acquires two properties in Tokyo
Standard Life Investments worked closely with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
07/10/2014
Managers face hurdles as RQFII scheme expands
RQFII fund managers face increasing pressure from the pending Stock Connect scheme and narrowing onshore/offshore bond spreads, which could reduce the appeal of debt products.
07/10/2014
Alternatives managers must be more transparent
Regulators are demanding a higher level of transparency for super funds.
07/10/2014
Three Malaysian Banks in Merger Talks
Proposed Merger Would Create the Country's Biggest Lender
07/10/2014
NZ Super benefits from $1b property sale
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund will take a 29.69% share of the $1 billion proceeds from the sale of the AMP Property Portfolio assets to a Canadian pension fund.
07/10/2014
AllianceBernstein fund on net wealth platform
It said the product would appear as an investment option in both net wealth’s wrap services and super products.
07/10/2014
Apollo shoots for unloved Japan and emerging markets
Apollo Multi Asset Management has spent recent months moving into two areas of the market