03/03/2013
ARA Asset Management clinches "Asia Firm of the Year" at 2012 Global Awards
ARA Asset Management was awarded 1st place as the "Asia Firm of the Year" at the 2012 Private Equity Real Estate Global Awards.
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03/03/2013
UBS eyes Asia with first Hong Kong ETF listing
Clemens Reuter, UBS ETF head, said: "The Asia-Pacific ETF market is growing and we want to take advantage of this with our own offering in the region.
02/28/2013
HK Exchange Fund assets HK$2,902.8 bln end of January
The rise in Hong Kong dollar assets was mainly due to valuation gains in Hong Kong equities and placements received from fiscal reserves.
02/28/2013
PH gaming seen to surpass Singapore’s
Big population, spillover of VIPs to fuel growth
02/27/2013
Hong Kong Plans Third HK$10 Billion Inflation-Linked Bond Sale
The city first introduced inflation-linked bonds to help citizens preserve purchasing power and boost the local debt market.
02/27/2013
CIMB-Principal wins multiple awards
CIMB-Principal deputy chief executive, Munirah Khairuddin received the awards at a presentation ceremony held on February 25, 2013.
02/26/2013
Asian Art Week at Christie’s to begin on March 20
The collection includes names of renowned artists such as Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, Maqbool Fida Husain, Tyeb Mehta, Jagdish Swaminathan and Syed Haider Raza.
02/26/2013
GFI GROUP Opens New Office in Manila, Philippines
GFI (HK) Securities granted license to operate in Fixed Income Markets.
02/26/2013
Wind up or stop charging, Sebi tells MF laggards
Sebi pulls up AMCs managing non-performing schemes for years and yet seeking approval for new ones
02/26/2013
Schroders offers Global Multi-Asset Fund in Hong Kong
The Fund seeks to achieve this goal by investing in global equities
02/25/2013
Deutsche launches Japanese equity ETF
Actively managed funds have had mixed fortunes in the country.
02/25/2013
PIMCO Launches PIMCO Emerging Markets Full Spectrum Bond Fund
'One Stop' Fixed Income Strategy Deploys Dynamic Asset Allocation and Robust Risk Management
02/25/2013
JP Morgan To Launch Asia Infrastructure Fund II
The Group was established in 2007 to pursue investments in Asian infrastructure stemming from massive population growth and increasing urbanization and industrialization.
02/24/2013
Bank of England close to yuan deal
Deal with People's Bank of China would help City of London become trading hub for world's fastest growing currency
02/24/2013
New Hedge Fund Deposits to Triple, Deutsche Bank Says
Hedge fund assets worldwide may increase 11 percent to $2.5 trillion by year-end
02/21/2013
HSBC shuts Duggal’s India hedge fund after outflows
At its peak in 2008 the fund was more than $300 million in size. By the end of December it had shrunk to $85 million.
02/21/2013
Brevan Howard Alumnus Edwards to Start Asia Stock Hedge Fund
“Being able to leverage the experience of Woori and NewAlpha is a tremendous asset, particularly in the early stage of our fund’s growth,” Edwards said in an e-mail.
02/20/2013
Fund managers upbeat - Research
But risk of sovereign defaults lingers and concern about government intervention grows.
02/20/2013
BNP Paribas wins sub custody recognition in 22 markets
This marks the first industry recognition for sub custody in three markets for BNP Paribas – Australia, Brazil and India.
02/20/2013
State Street ranked No. 1 Globally for Securities Lending Among Custodians in Satisfaction - Survey
Respondents said State Street had the ability to create bespoke programs