09/22/2013
Schroders launches Schroder ISF Asian Dividend Maximiser
Schroders’ Maximiser strategy has proven to be durable for enhancing equity yield in all market conditions
Alternative Investments
09/22/2013
Dragon Capital Targets Wealth Managers with Vietnam Fund
Indochina-based investment firm Dragon Capital has launched what it claims to be the first actively managed Ucits fund targeting Vietnamese equities.
09/19/2013
Signing of Asia Passport agreement expected
Asia Region Passport − a landmark agreement for Australia’s financial services industry
09/19/2013
SGX and Bank of China Partner to Grow China Markets
Singapore is a leading offshore RMB centre outside Greater China and the world's third-biggest centre for foreign exchange trading.
09/18/2013
Aberdeen All Asia eyes Japan-only mandate and looks to raise £100m
New capital will be raised by the issue of up to £100m of ‘C’ shares at 100p per share.
09/18/2013
Man Group and 5 Other Funds Gain Foothold in China
The fund has been working to get approval in China for several years
09/18/2013
Six Foreign Hedge Funds to Gain Foothold in China
China, which has been gradually opening up its financial system, is about to let foreign hedge funds stick a small toe in.
09/18/2013
Perpetual Gets All-Clear To Acquire Trust
Perpetual's take-over offer for The Trust Company will be allowed to proceed after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) stated it would not oppose the proposed acquisition
09/18/2013
Goldman Launches Asia Hedge Fund
Goldman Sachs' in-house hedge fund has unveiled a new Asia vehicle.
09/15/2013
Citi First To Launch RMB Cross-Border Automatic Sweeping
Facilitates RMB Cross-border Loans from China to Overseas
09/15/2013
Macquarie Inflows Benefit From Perpetual Deal
Macquarie Group has reaped the benefits of integrating Perpetual’s Private Wealth Platform into its wrap business
09/15/2013
Schroders launches Indian equity opportunities fund
The Schroder ISF Indian Opportunities fund will take an unconstrained, bottom-up view of potential investments in the country.
09/15/2013
German boutique to close Greater China equity fund
Hesse-based investment firm set to close Luxembourg-domiciled strategy following period of redemptions
09/14/2013
Hedge Funds Given QDLP Quotas
Six overseas hedge funds have received approval to accept capital from institutional investors and high net-worth individuals on the Chinese mainland for investment in foreign secondary markets
09/12/2013
Aberdeen unseats HSBC as Top Fund as Crisis Takes Toll
For years, Aberdeen Asset Management laboured in the shadow of HSBC's star stock-picker Sanjiv Duggal.
09/11/2013
Citi Surpasses $500 Billion in Alternative Assets under Administration
Citi has surpassed $500 billion in alternative assets under administration, affirming its leadership as one of the largest fund administrators in the alternative asset management industry.
09/11/2013
CIMB Considers Selling Stake in Indonesian Life-Insurance Joint Venture
Malaysia's CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. is looking at the possibility of selling its stake in an Indonesian life-insurance joint venture in a deal that could raise as much as $200 million.
09/10/2013
This is the world’s most expensive asset class
Government bonds are the priciest assets in the world, with Japanese debt topping the overpriced league.
09/09/2013
Challenger Dismisses Access Takeover Rumours
Challenger is unlikely to take over infrastructure investment specialist Access Capital Advisers, despite media reports claiming the transaction was virtually a done deal.
09/09/2013
Citigroup Joins HSBC in Mulling Shanghai Free Trade Zone Plans
Citigroup Inc., HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc signaled interest in a proposed free trade zone for Shanghai as China’s leaders seek to revamp the world’s second-largest economy to bolster growth.