02/04/2013
China’s ICBC Launches New Aussie Dollar Bond
The lender last issued bonds in Australia in July 2011.
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02/04/2013
Hong Kong Debt Adds to Home Risks as Cooling Steps Eyed
Hong Kong monetary chief Norman Chan said more measures are possible to cool the city’s housing market as elevated household debt adds to risks from property- price gains over the past four years.
02/04/2013
BNP Paribas Securities Services has joined the Singapore Exchange as a new CDP Clearing Member
This is a significant milestone for the bank, which continues to expand and solidify its presence in Asia, in particular as it reinforces the bank’s strong global client network and infrastructure.
02/04/2013
Bank of America’s Hedge-Fund Clients Boost Leverage in Asia
Hedge-fund clients of Bank of America Corp.’s Asian prime brokerage unit have increased their leverage since October as the market outlook improved, according to the second-largest U.S. bank by assets.
02/03/2013
UBS sneaks into CB deal
“I’ve seen this happen in blocks, but never seen it on the CB side before.”
02/03/2013
RBS launches IP Asian High Income Bond Fund with Income Partners
Income Partners’ co-founding Partner and CIO, Emil Nguy, said: “We are pleased to expand on our close collaboration with RBS in Asia and Europe, by working with the bank’s Structured Funds team and its existing, robust UCITS offering in
02/03/2013
Healthy Banks Could Boost Indonesia ETFs
There are signs that two emerging markets ETFs tracking the same country could benefit this year from large allocations to bank stocks.
02/03/2013
HSBC Sells $7.4 Billion Ping An Stake to Thai Billionaire
Ping An shares have gained 23 percent in Hong Kong trading since Dec. 4, the day before the sale was announced.
02/03/2013
NAB celebrates three new mandates for the New Year
Investment firm Atrium Investment Management invests across asset classes and has $600 million in funds under management
02/03/2013
Threadneedle launches Asian equity income fund
It will follow the same broad strategy but with a greater focus on selected
01/31/2013
Mahindra Satyam posts 74% decline in net profit
Net profit of the computer services firm falls to Rs.80 crore; revenue increases 13% to Rs.1,940 crore
01/31/2013
Milltrust adds Singapore's Lion Global Investors to UCITS managed account platform
"Winning this mandate further affirms Lion Global Investors’ position as a leading Asian asset manager and demonstrates our investment capabilities in Asian strategies.”
01/31/2013
FCA seeds third Asia hedge fund with $25 million
FRM Capital Advisors has seeded its third Asian strategy
01/31/2013
Reliance Capital Asset Management's Singapore arm crosses $1-bn AUM
The USD 1-billion in AUM is a milestone for our Singapore operations
01/31/2013
Reliance Capital Limited : RCAM signs MoU with UBS Global Asset Management
The MoU allows UBS Global Asset Management to leverage Reliance's strong capabilities
01/30/2013
Man Group Backs Former Citadel Manager for New Japan Hedge Fund
It will be FRM Capital Advisors’s first investment since its parent
01/30/2013
FRM back in Asia to seed ex-Highbridge Bartlett's hedge fund
FCA had pulled out seed capital from its lone Asia-based investment in Isometric Investment last year and had been looking for managers since.
01/30/2013
Taiwan permits Bank of China to clear Chinese yuan transactions
The central bank and the Bank of China's Taipei branch will jointly give a briefing to local banks on details of h
01/30/2013
Amundi readying HK funds, opens in Taiwan
The asset manager is the latest looking to build on its range of Hong Kong-domiciled funds. It has also set up shop in Taiwan and is eyeing other moves in the region.
01/30/2013
Canada's Sun Life Gets Green Light to Operate in Vietnam
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