07/09/2013
Rosemont Partners buys into frontier investment boutique Silk Invest
The primary investment focus is on in Africa, the Middle East and Frontier Asia with an emphasis on having local presence in the target regions
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07/09/2013
Faith of Indian mutual funds still intact in debt and gold
Fund managers are still keeping their faith in longer-term debt and gold
07/09/2013
UOB first in Singapore to offer online access to gold, silver accounts
United Overseas Bank Ltd has become the first bank in Singapore to offer retail customers online access to their gold or silver savings account,
07/08/2013
Singapore banks to roll out more RMB
Island country could play key role in currency's expansion
07/07/2013
Fidelity set to expand Australian presence
New Fidelity country head Michael Bargholz has confirmed plans to expand Fidelity's investment capability in Australia with a number of new products.
07/07/2013
SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched an international equities exchange traded fund (ETF) for Australian investors.
07/07/2013
GFIA's June insights report a future for best of boutique Asian hedge fund managers
GFIA's June insights show a glimmer of increased confidence in the opportunities out there for boutique Asian hedge funds.
07/07/2013
Bangkok Bank receives "Thailand’s Best Bond House 2013" from FinanceAsia
Bangkok Bank was chosen as Thailand’s Best Bond House by "FinanceAsia"
07/07/2013
BNP Paribas Cardif accelerates Asian expansion through joint venture with China's Bank of Beijing
BNP Paribas Cardif enters the Chinese insurance market
07/05/2013
New Century REIT raises $87 mln in trimmed IPO-IFR
Carlyle-backed New Century Real Estate Investment Trust has raised HK$676 million ($87.2 million)
07/04/2013
Tyndall launches institutional product
The new institutional product used the same strategy as the Tyndall Australian Share Concentrated Fund
07/04/2013
ICBC in talks with S'pore banks to develop yuan products
To move the process along, it said there needs to be a wider range of offshore yuan-denominated investment products
07/03/2013
The fund firm most heavily invested in Asia
State Street Global Advisors is the only fund house globally with more than $300 billion invested in Asia Pacific, with the firm reshaping its regional capabilities as a priority.
07/03/2013
Structured product market in a spot over RBI regulation
We had plans to come out with a structured product issuance, but shelved the same following the RBI’s notification.
07/02/2013
Australia’s AMP, China Life to Launch Mutual Fund in China
AMP becomes the latest foreign player to seek a role in China’s burgeoning financial markets.
07/02/2013
Kingsoft brings first Asian CB in six weeks
The deal was well received by both hedge funds and outright investors thanks to a decent coupon and a stock lending facility.
07/02/2013
UOB ends fund management joint venture in Malaysia
Following the merger of the investment banking arm of the OSK group into the RHB group
07/01/2013
ICICI shops in Tokyo for lower costs after dim sum
ICICI Bank is applying to sell bonds in Japanese yen less than a month after an issue in yuan
07/01/2013
CIMB-Principal Asset Management is Asia's Fund House of the Year
This prestigious award is granted to the best overall fund house headquartered in Asia Pacific,
07/01/2013
Malaysia still a preferred equity destination for global investors
Global wealth had been tilted in favour of Asia, buoyed by sustained optimism of the region's growth prospects Read more: Malaysia still a preferred equity destination for global investors