11/05/2013
China grants U.S. investors indirect access to stocks
It is the first time China has allowed local fund managers to offer mutual funds outside Hong Kong
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11/04/2013
Ignis agrees joint venture in Australia
Tyndall Investment Management has formed a strategic alliance with UK fund manager Ignis Asset Management in Australia.
11/04/2013
Funds boss visits Hong Kong to woo Chinese investors
Kevin Murphy, chairman of the Irish Funds Industry Association and head of the asset management and investment funds group at the law firm of Arthur Cox, was in Hong Kong late last month trying to woo investors there to come to Ireland to set up funds.
11/03/2013
Commodity financing in Asia bright spot for banks amid cutbacks
Booming commodity trade financing in Asia is a rare bright spot for Western banks, forced to withdraw from other areas of commodities due to tougher regulation and capital constraints.
11/03/2013
Nine may pay its joint lead managers $16.9 million in fees
The media company may also pay its lead managers an incentive fee of up to 0.5 per cent of the funds raised
11/03/2013
VMob secures $4m Capital Injection
VMob Group Limited has successfully completed a capital raising of $4m to facilitate growth and fund the company’s expansion into key global markets.
11/03/2013
Japan’s Hedge Funds Go From Survival to Revival
Abenomics has reinvigorated Japan’s hedge fund sector, but a level-headed approach to the markets is needed, says industry veteran Masahiro Koshiba of United Managers Japan.
11/03/2013
Brown Brothers Harriman, ICBC Sign China Funds Deal
“We want to be here at the outset of this cross-border cooperation for the big asset managers,” said Douglas Donahue, managing partner at BBH.
11/03/2013
Maybank Kim Eng profit surges 31%
The unreviewed net profit totalled 1.14 billion baht
11/03/2013
JO Hambro Duo Makes Biggest Ever Japan Small Cap Bet
JO Hambro’s Ruth Nash and Scott McGlashan have taken their exposure to Japanese small caps up to their highest ever level in order to fully capitalise on domestic growth in Japan.
11/02/2013
Thinking big: Liechtenstein's art deal with China
Tiny Liechtenstein is hoping to catch China's eye with a loan of 100 artworks from its vast royal collection
10/30/2013
Asian hedge fund capital growth accelerates, HFR reports
Capital invested in Asian hedge funds surged to its highest level in five years and passed an important growth milestone in the third quarter
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.
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.