04/02/2014
UK-based CDC Group invests $28 million in Ratnakar Bank
The private sector lender will now look to expand its services into a number of India's poorer states
Alternative Investments
04/02/2014
Alibaba seeks to continue cooperating with banks
ICBC cut the interfaces from five to one that allow bankcard holders to make payments via Alipay's quick payment scheme in ICBC's system.
04/01/2014
Korean hedge funds start to find footing
After a slow start, Korean onshore hedge fund industry AUM could double to $5 billion by 2015, as domestic pensions and other institutions allocate to the asset class.
04/01/2014
StanChart, Dhillon family putting over $90M in Religare Enterprises
The firm did not disclose the break-up of the money to be raised from the two.
03/31/2014
Chinese bank eyes Pioneer after ruling out Ignis bid
China’s biggest state-owned lender is considering launching a €2 billion bid for Pioneer.
03/31/2014
Specialist fund management firm gets Hong Kong approval
The fund management company said it has a deep and extensive investment experience in Asian markets given its three senior investors
03/31/2014
Bank of China and Deutsche Borse extend strategic cooperation
Deutsche Börse and Bank of China have announced their strategic cooperation at a signing ceremony in Berlin hosted by President Xi Jinping and Chancellor Angela Merkel.
03/31/2014
Aberdeen Targets U.S. to Asian Managers as It Weighs London Fund
Global asset managers using non-publicly traded real estate funds are the largest source of overseas capital in European property, broker DTZ said in a March 11 report.
03/31/2014
Singapore SWF To Seed Ex-CIO’s Hedge Fund
He remains a senior advisor to the GIC, has had a hand in managing Singapore’s foreign reserves for 40 years,
03/31/2014
Singapore SWF To Seed Ex-CIO’s Hedge Fund
The former chief investment officer at Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund is set to launch a new hedge fund, backed by his former employer.
03/28/2014
ING IM to launch pair of specialist funds
The Asian corporate high yield fund will replicate an existing fund offered to Japanese investors.
03/28/2014
PhillipCapital Announces New Insurance Arm in Thailand
The PhillipCapital Group has announce the completion of the acquisition of Finansa Life Assurance Co Ltd, one of the 25 licensed life insurance companies in Thailand.
03/27/2014
AmInvest Bags Three 'Best Of The Best' Awards
Its Chief Executive Officer, Datin Maznah Mahbob, said the company's distinct and well-established methodologies had given it an edge in all types of market cycles for the past 30 years and it remained focused to deliver on investment excellence ahea
03/27/2014
Frankfurt clinches renminbi trading hub role - sources
There is currently no clearing service for renminbi trading outside Asia.
03/26/2014
Number of alternative investment funds in India swells to 100
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has allowed as many as 100 entities to set up alternative investment funds
03/26/2014
Global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker Opens Representative Office in Myanmar
Political and economic reforms in Myanmar have fuelled a rise in demand for risk services and products, particularly in the infrastructure, construction, transportation, telecoms and energy sectors.
03/26/2014
Citic Pacific Said Planning to Buy Parent Company’s Assets
Citic Pacific Ltd., the second-best performer on Hong Kong’s benchmark index in the past month, is planning to buy assets from its state-owned parent Citic Group Corp.
03/26/2014
Barclays, CDB scout for deals in Africa
Barclays and the state-run China Development Bank Corporation have rewritten their long-standing partnership to include deal-making in Africa, providing further evidence of China's ambitions on the continent.
03/26/2014
Jo Hambro Capital Management launches Japan Dividend Growth Fund
The investment management boutique Jo Hambro Capital Management has announced the launch of the Japan Dividend Growth Fund on Monday, 31st March.
03/25/2014
Investing in Silver: Singapore Supplier Opens Vault on Soaring Demand
The Asian city is already the fastest-growing wealth center in the world, with more than $550 billion in assets under management, according to research firm WealthInsight.