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.
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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.
10/21/2013
China to extend RQFII program to Singapore
The scheme will allow qualified Chinese institutional investors to use RMB to invest in Singapore's capital markets
10/21/2013
New dim sum bond tracker launched
Bank of China Limited and FTSE Group today announced the official launch of the new FTSE-BOCHK Offshore RMB Bond Index Series.
10/20/2013
Australian Super says moving management in-house is paying off
The nation’s biggest super fund hopes to save 15 basis points across a projected $100 billion portfolio by the time the plan is completed in 2017
10/20/2013
J.P. Morgan Chase to Sell Mutual Funds in China
Foreign banks including HSBC Holdings PLC, Citigroup Inc., and Standard Chartered Bank (China) Ltd., also have licenses to distribute mutual funds in the world's second-largest economy.
10/20/2013
JPM China gets approval to distribute local mutual funds to investors in mainland
JPMorgan was the first foreign bank to establish an LIB in Beijing and by obtaining a fund distribution license,
10/19/2013
Hurdles remain to establishing REITs China's property market
This year's introduction of credit asset securitization in select trial markets rekindled interest in REITs.
10/18/2013
Singapore’s £100bn investment fund plans expanded presence in London
Temasek is to use its new London office as a platform to explore a series of investments in Africa.
10/17/2013
Schroders makes it three in a row
They recognise the contribution of the industry's high-flyers while raising money for charities including the Sydney Children's Hospital and the Odyssey House McGrath Foundation.