10/30/2013
Acquisition Boosts BTIM Profit
BT Investment Management has reported a 49% year-on-year rise in net cash profit for the year to 30 September.
Alternative Investments
10/29/2013
Pontiac in JV with Goldman Sachs, Hines for luxe condo project next to MoMA
Singapore's Pontiac Land Group is teaming up with Goldman Sachs Real Estate Principal Investment Area and international property group Hines to develop a 72-storey iconic residential project to be built next to New York City's famous Museum of M
10/29/2013
Exclusive: Standard Bank agrees to sell $1 billion worth of Asia loans - sources
South Africa's Standard Bank Group has agreed deals to sell its Asian loan portfolio worth around $1 billion to BNP Paribas SA BNPP.SA and others
10/29/2013
Morgan Stanley Said to Take Stake in Japanese wealth-management business
New York-based Morgan Stanley will provide research and investment products when the partnership takes effect in January, the person said. Terms of the agreement weren’t immediately available.
10/29/2013
Asian consortium in exclusive talks to buy Italian luxury leather goods company
The luxury shoe and handbag brand dates back to the early 1900s when two brothers and their sister set up a workshop in their basement with a share capital of 35 old Italian lira
10/28/2013
Straits Trading partners ARA to expand property business
Singapore's second oldest listed company is partnering one of Asia's largest REIT managers to expand their property business.
10/28/2013
BNP Paribas supports Dragon Capital's UCITS Vietnam fund
BNP Paribas Securities Services has announced that it has successfully supported the launch of Dragon Capital's UCITS-compliant, actively managed Vietnam equity fund.
10/28/2013
Schroder Sees Rajan Steps Ending Record India Fund Exit
Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s twin-pronged action to curb inflation and support economic growth is regaining the confidence of global investors after an unprecedented capital flight.
10/28/2013
D Bank Strengthens Bond Services in China
The German lender’s China unit becomes the third foreign bank to provide inter-bank bond services to local clients.
10/27/2013
Chinese M&A deals reach record of £27bn
Chinese overseas M&A has more than doubled in the last five years in a growing sign of an increasing appetite for Western assets
10/27/2013
Bursa, HK listings for Capital Dynamics fund
Capital Dynamics Asset Management Sdn Bhd, which has been planning to set up the world's first dual-listed fund for almost a year, is likely to float the fund in Hong Kong and on Bursa Malaysia.
10/27/2013
Asian insurers turning to higher yield, less liquid assets, says BlackRock
BlackRock today issued the Asian findings of its Global Insurance Survey 2013 which unveils the extent to which Asian insurers are committed to implementing changes
10/27/2013
Asian insurers turning to higher yield, less liquid assets, says BlackRock
BlackRock today issued the Asian findings of its Global Insurance Survey 2013 which unveils the extent to which Asian insurers are committed to implementing changes
10/27/2013
Rare orange diamond set to sell for $20 million
Christie's says the world's biggest orange diamond, currently displayed in Hong Kong, is set to fetch $20 million at its auction in Geneva next month.
10/23/2013
AMP Reports Third Quarter Cashflows, AUM and Wealth Protection Update
AMP Limited today reported cashflows and assets under management and an update on the Wealth Protection business for the third quarter to 30 September 2013.
10/22/2013
S'pore banks embrace slew of China financial pacts
Singapore will be a big winner from the raft of financial cooperation agreements inked with China yesterday
10/22/2013
Citi First To Launch Automated Cross-Border Sweeping in Korea
Facilitates cross-border trade flows for multinational and large corporations
10/22/2013
China AM taps Citi for global custody, trustee and fund administration services for new ETF
Citi Hong Kong has been appointed by China Asset Management to provide global custody, trustee and fund administration services for their newly-launched CES China A80 Index exchange-traded fund
10/21/2013
Commercial Towers Prove a Big Hit
Parramatta in Sydney's west has emerged as a hot spot for commercial office towers.
10/21/2013
blackstone sets up office in singapore
Blackstone Group LP, the world’s biggest manager of alternative assets, will seek more investments in Southeast Asia following the opening of an office in Singapore seven years after entering the Asia-Pacific region.