10/03/2013
Singapore becomes a destination for junk
Data from Thomson Reuters showed that close to S$5bn (US$4.02bn) of high-yield deals were done to date this year, compared with an estimated S$4.4bn and S$3bn in 2012 and 2011.
Alternative Investments
10/02/2013
Swiss Re International open Singapore branch
Clients in Asia will benefit from a wide product range with local representation
10/02/2013
Asian investment on global real estate to top $150bn
Many of these investors have begun to recognise the benefits of adding real estate assets to their portfolios
10/02/2013
UBS O'Connor plans to open Asian hedge fund
O’Connor is among hedge-fund units of global banks to start their first Asia funds this year.
10/02/2013
UBS O’Connor Said to Open First Asia Hedge Fund to Investors
UBS O’Connor, the UBS AG unit with $5.2 billion of assets, plans to open its first Asia-focused hedge fund to investors later this year
10/01/2013
LVMH snaps ties with Genesis Luxury
L Capital has also instructed Genesis Luxury to get its financial accounts audited by one of the ‘Big Four’ accounting firm
10/01/2013
Asian Development Bank cuts outlook for developing Asia
Speculation over the US scaling back the programme has seen many investors pull out money from the region
09/30/2013
Matterhorn / GoldSwitzerland Opens New Gold & Silver Vaulting Facilities in Hong Kong and Singapore
No other company offers this diversity combined with direct control and full access
09/30/2013
Can you bank on Asia's investment in fine wine?
The CIVB has put a positive spin on things
09/30/2013
Harbour Asset and AMP buy into Tower
AMP Capital holds 17.4 million shares, or about 8.4 per cent of Tower
09/30/2013
DeAWM Hires 2 For Real Estate
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has made two hires for its real estate business in the Americas
09/29/2013
Sun Life to Boost Capabilities by Growing Business in Competitive Market
Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Bhd has drawn out a game plan to gain a stronger foothold and prominence in the local insurance and takaful market.
09/29/2013
HSBC Asset Management Receives CNY800 Million RQFII Investment Quota from Regulator
The product will be sold to its retail and institutional clients in Hong Kong.
09/29/2013
Eastspring Investments opens UK office
Eastspring Investments, the Asia asset management arm of UK-based Prudential, has opened its UK office enabling the fund house to take its Asia investment expertise to prospective UK and European investors.
09/29/2013
China central bank signs 3.5 bln yuan currency swap deal with Iceland
China's central bank has signed a bilateral currency swap agreement worth 3.5 billion yuan with the Icelandic central bank
09/26/2013
Event driven only hedge fund strategy in the black for August says Preqin
Preqin’s Hedge Fund Analyst database reveals that event driven was the only hedge fund strategy to produce positive returns in August
09/26/2013
Americas Now Facilitates the Creation of the First Chinese Offshore Mining Fund
Americas Now Resources Investment Management Corp. is pleased to announce the launch of the first Chinese global offshore mining fund, which was facilitated by Americas Now.
09/24/2013
Vietnam's First Actively-managed Ucits overseen by female trio
Dragon Capital’s Vietnam Equity Ucits, which is being overseen by an all-female board
09/23/2013
BNY Mellon to provide fund administration support to Telstra Super in Australia
Telstra Super, Australia’s largest corporate super fund, is an existing client of NAB.
09/23/2013
SMC Global launches Saxo Bank’s trading platform
Saxo Bank is an EU-licensed bank with presence in 25 countries