10/17/2013
IFM to open Tokyo office
Industry Funds Management is set to open an office in Tokyo to be headed up by Eddy Schipper, current executive director, business development.
Alternative Investments
10/16/2013
Nikko Asset Management Acquires Asia-Pac Investment Manager
Nikko Asset Management said on Thursday it has acquired an Asia-Pacific investment manager, Treasury Asia Asset Management
10/16/2013
Henderson Pitches Global Strategies to Broad Base of Investors
Henderson Global Investors will expand its Australian footprint and offer funds to retail, mezzanine and institutional investors
10/16/2013
MetLife Receives Regulatory Approval to Set Up Representative Office in Myanmar
MetLife announced today that it has received the regulatory approval from Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration to establish a representative office in Myanmar.
10/16/2013
Citi voted top FX provider by Asia corporates
The poll surveyed 3,504 senior treasury, financial and management officials based in Asia, representing 3,044 different institutions.
10/16/2013
Sun Hung Kai Financial acquires shares in Kima Capital
Sun Hung Kai Financial is pleased to announce the addition of Kima Capital Management limited to SHK Fund Management
10/16/2013
Maybank Kim Eng Vietnam to be first 100% foreign owned securities company
Maybank Kim Eng Holdings said it had obtained the approval of the State Securities Commission to convert Maybank Kim Eng Vietnam into a single-member limited liability company
10/16/2013
Malaysia should focus on fund management industry, says financial expert
S Das & Associates Pty Ltd consultant, Satyajit Das, said by doing so, it could also help the country to achieve its economic and social objectives easier
10/15/2013
London Jumps Queue in Race to be Yuan Hub
London has stolen a march over Singapore in the race to become a yuan hub, becoming the first foreign city to be allowed to invest directly in domestic securities on the mainland.
10/15/2013
SSgA Expands Retail Presence With OneVue Partnership
OneVue and State Street Global Advisors have entered into a strategic partnership that will see SSgA launch six exchange traded fund model portfolios through OneVue's Unified Managed Account.
10/15/2013
Challenger AUM up 31%
Chief Executive Officer Brian Benari said: "We are very pleased with the unseasonably strong retail annuity sales and remain committed to our 2014 guidance.
10/14/2013
Gaynor's Milford Kicks $16mln Into Xero's $180 Mln Capital Raising
Milford Asset Management, with more than $2 billion under management, participated in Xero's $180 million capital raising this week
10/14/2013
New Zealand fund hands Northern Trust four mandates
The NZ$23 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund has appointed the asset management arm of Northern Trust to manage four new global equities mandates.
10/13/2013
City Financial To Expand Range With Asian Macro Launch
City Financial is to launch an Asian macro fund for Geoffrey Barker
10/13/2013
Can super investors really bank on ethical investment?
One quarter of Australians would be willing to switch superannuation funds to avoid investing in coal or coal seam gas
10/13/2013
HDFC AMC is India’s most profitable fund house
HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd, was the most profitable money manager in the year ended 31 March.
10/13/2013
Premium Wealth Management Appoints Ibbotson Associates Australia as Investment Consultant
Ibbotson is providing Premium with a full suite of retail investment consulting and advice capabilities
10/09/2013
Commodity Market Decreased in September Amid Mixed Fundamentals
Commodities were lower in September as decreased geopolitical risk and commodity-specific fundamentals weighed on the market.
10/09/2013
State Street fund manager research reveals Asia Pacific expansion is top priority
New research from State Street reveals that the top priority for fund managers is expansion into new markets in Asia Pacific.
10/09/2013
Alibaba's takeover of Tianhong to reshape online finance
This will make Tianhong the country's largest fund management company in terms of registered capital, surpassing that of China Asset Management Co., currently the largest with registered capital of 238 million yuan.