02/13/2013
Kremlin Said to Seek China Fund for Moscow Exchange’s IPO
The exchange plans to use its share of the IPO proceeds to upgrade its trading system and to boost the capital of its clearing subsidiary, the National Clearing Center.
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02/12/2013
Maybank Kim Eng targets growth through two main businesses
Maybank Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) will continue expanding its customer base and market share though two key businesses - securities and investment banking
02/12/2013
Northern Trust appointed as global custodian to Magellan Asset Management's funds
Magellan gained additional comfort from knowing that Northern Trust already supports Australian clients
02/12/2013
NBAD partners with top Asian investment group
This partnership allows us to expand the reach of our investment products, especially in Hong Kong which is the centre of Asian commerce and the international gateway to China," said Alan Durrant
02/11/2013
First State EM team seeds global best ideas fund
It has brought UK investors some of the best-performing emerging market vehicles available.
02/11/2013
K-Sec seeks to dethrone No.1 Maybank
Plan is to tap KBank's online customer base
02/10/2013
Pakistan’s National Investment Trust Limited Releases Results
National Investment Trust Limited has declared financial results
02/10/2013
Perpetual offloads loan servicing business to AMAL Asset Management
FUND manager Perpetual has continued its drive to reduce costs with the sale of its loan servicing business to AMAL Asset Management. Sydney-based AMAL Asset said the deal meant it would acquire contracts worth around $1.3 billion - including more than 1
02/10/2013
BNY Mellon forecasts Asian hedge fund stars will continue to attract capital this year
It added that new entrants are expected to focus on ultra high net worth investors, family offices and their own friends as money from institutional investors is hard to come by these days.
02/07/2013
ICBC appointed as yuan-clearing bank in Singapore
MAS said that it would work closely with PBC and ICBC to implement the RMB clearing arrangement in Singapore.
02/07/2013
China Brokers Seen Joining $2 Trillion Structured-Product Market
The Securities Association of China said in December it won regulatory approval for a trial over-the-counter trading program for products designed by local securities companies.
02/06/2013
Macquarie and Tikehau complete maiden financing deal
The first deal to be completed under a joint credit programme set up last year.
02/06/2013
Neptune gets Peak Capital to lure Asian business
“This development has been prompted by the rise of private banking in Asia and the consolidation of wealth management in a few key centres."
02/05/2013
Fixed income investment management firm obtains QFII license in China
By establishing the QFII program in 2002, China began the process of opening its capital markets to foreign investors. In 2012
02/05/2013
Templeton Asian Bond Fund Launched In Malaysia
The Templeton Asian Bond Fund is a Malaysia-domiciled fund that invests in a full-range of fixed income instruments.
02/05/2013
TAIWAN: Onshore Banks to Start Taking Yuan Deposits Wednesday
Taiwan's central bank said onshore banks will start taking yuan deposits Wednesday, as part of a direct yuan-clearing system between Beijing and Taipei that was formally established late January.
02/04/2013
China’s ICBC Launches New Aussie Dollar Bond
The lender last issued bonds in Australia in July 2011.
02/04/2013
Hong Kong Debt Adds to Home Risks as Cooling Steps Eyed
Hong Kong monetary chief Norman Chan said more measures are possible to cool the city’s housing market as elevated household debt adds to risks from property- price gains over the past four years.
02/04/2013
BNP Paribas Securities Services has joined the Singapore Exchange as a new CDP Clearing Member
This is a significant milestone for the bank, which continues to expand and solidify its presence in Asia, in particular as it reinforces the bank’s strong global client network and infrastructure.
02/04/2013
Bank of America’s Hedge-Fund Clients Boost Leverage in Asia
Hedge-fund clients of Bank of America Corp.’s Asian prime brokerage unit have increased their leverage since October as the market outlook improved, according to the second-largest U.S. bank by assets.