08/16/2012
CalPERS commits $530 million to Asia real estate funds
CalPERS will invest $480 million to the ARA Long Term Hold Fund sponsored by ARA Asset Management, a member of the Cheung Kong Group.
Alternative Investments
08/16/2012
Reliance Cap concludes asset arm stake sale to Nippon Life
The sale has pushed Reliance Capital's value to $1.1 billion, in the largest such deal for an Indian asset management firm.
08/15/2012
Carlyle, China private equity firms bid for Focus Media
Deal targets the biggest ever delisting of a New York-listed Chinese company
08/15/2012
AMP lifts first half profit to $383m
The result was ahead of the market's consensus of $469m.
08/15/2012
Asia calling: Nikko AM platform seeks best of Europe managers
In May, the firm hired Aoifinn Devitt (pictured) from Ignis Asset Management to head its manager selection business from primarily Japan, to Europe and other parts of Asia.
08/15/2012
Reliance Life aims to be among top 3 private life insurers in 3 yrs
on date, Reliance Life is in the sixth position in premium income among the private players. Bancassurance has been a distribution gap for Reliance Life.
08/14/2012
Braveheart ‘on course’ as it focuses on fund management
The Perth-based group, which made its name as an “angel investor” specialising in Scottish technology start-ups and university spin-off companies, is looking forward to a surge in fee income after taking charge of two government-backed funds w
08/14/2012
Hedge fund trade body hurdles Great Wall to land in Shanghai
He will work not only with the city's alternative investment firms, but also to help educate the public there about the Chinese hedge fund industry.
08/14/2012
Hedge fund Tiger Asia to return investor money
Tiger Asia has denied all the allegations.
08/14/2012
Hedge Fund Association opens local chapter in China
Additionally, the HFA China chapter will be holding an event on September 1st at the highly-respected Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) in Beijing that will discuss how foreign hedge funds will possibly be able to raise assets in China and a
08/14/2012
Life insurance ownership limits in India, other Asian countries
Foreign insurers eager to tap Asia's rapid premium growth often face regulatory hurdles due to ownership restrictions. Here is a snap shot of foreign ownership limits in Asia.
08/14/2012
Partnership and product innovation are key in Asia
Despite this, some commentators have suggested that these markets, in particular Hong Kong, are becoming more difficult to gain access into.
08/14/2012
BSP approves PNB-Allied Bank merger
THE MONETARY Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has green-lighted the merger of the Philippine National Bank PNB and Allied Banking Corp. Allied Bank, leaving the approval of the Securities and Commission SEC as the only stumbling block to the two b
08/13/2012
Coldwell Banker teams up with BOC to entice rich Chinese
In Paris, Chinese buyers have jumped from 0.3 percent of buyers in 2009 to an expected 2.0 percent this year, with luxury apartments with a view of the Seine and the city's monuments enjoying the most demand from Asian clients.
08/13/2012
Goldman Sachs, NEA invest $54 mln in Indian healthcare firm
Goldman Sachs has deployed more than $2 billion in India since 2006.
08/13/2012
UAE Exchange Opens New Branch in Malaysia
After offering quality service to its customers for many years, Fast Remit SdnBhd has now become a part of UAE Exchangeand henceforth will be known asUAE Exchange Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
08/12/2012
The Chinese are searching for the Body Beautiful
CSI-Bally, Nirvana and Hosa are all among China’s Top 10 fitness chains, each with many outlets nation wide.
08/12/2012
Sovereign wealth funds hunt for bonds on Chinese mainland
China's main bond clearinghouse publishes a data series widely considered to be a proxy for foreign holdings of Chinese interbank bonds.
08/12/2012
Religare Mutual Fund Announces Change In Fund Management Responsibilities
Religare Infrastructure Fund presently managed by Amit Ganatra will now be jointly managed with Pranav Gokhale.
08/12/2012
China grants four foreign investment licences in July-mid Aug
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on Monday it gave the Qualified