07/08/2012
“The survey results indicate a notable improvement in sentiment among global fund managers as concerns over the eurozone’s [possible] collapse subside,” said Steve Chuang, senior vice president of wealth management at HSBC Taiwan.
07/08/2012
The new sleeve, Asian Rates, is run by Joel Kim, BlackRock’s head of Asia-Pacific fixed income. Singapore-based Kim joined BlackRock from ING Investment Management at the start of the year.
07/08/2012
With the finalization of the deal, ICBC gained the license to conduct retail banking in the United States and expanded its organization and business network in the country, ICBC Chairman Jiang Jianqing said at a ceremony marking the completion of the tran
07/08/2012
Morphic Asset Management has been established by two former Hunter Hall global equity portfolio managers, Jack Lowenstein and Chad Slater, who will be joint chief investment officers.
07/08/2012
Dubai International Capital (DIC) the private equity arm of Dubai Holding, founded Jordan Dubai Capital in 2005.
07/05/2012
The Delhi Stock Exchange has been valued at more than 1 billion rupees ($18 million), the report said, without elaborating.
07/05/2012
Korean officials are also aiming to further enhance the breadth and depth of domestic capital markets — and nurture a few world-class investment banks and asset managers.
07/05/2012
The asset manager sent a letter to unitholders on June 29 informing of the closure and liquidation of the Luxembourg-domiciled sicav.
07/05/2012
According to a statement, the ETF research reports outline the best uses of the investment vehicle in an investor’s portfolio, depending on an investor’s income needs, focus of the portfolio, and investment outlook.
07/04/2012
Thuto Shomang and Monale Ratsoma of the South African Treasury's government borrowing department told Reuters that South Africa was leaning towards a dollar-denominated, five-year sukuk, using an ijara structure.
07/04/2012
A market trading ‘can-do’ mentality has been driving the economy to new heights, but it is very dependent on the property market and prices remain high despite recent efforts from the government to cool the market.
07/04/2012
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest underwriter of corporate bonds worldwide, jumped eight spots to number two in Asia as Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. picked the bank to manage its return to the market.
07/03/2012
In an interview with Citywire Global, the Singapore-based manager said property companies are trading on attractive discounts of 40-60%.
07/01/2012
The proposal received the favorable vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding shares and therefore was approved.
07/01/2012
CIMB-TCA bought the 18-storey refurbished building for its Australian Office Fund No 1 for $56m.
07/01/2012
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to expand its new private real estate investment trust to as much as 300 billion yen to buy Japanese properties as the Wall Street bank foresees a turnaround in prices.
07/01/2012
He further said the import volumes would be dependent on the price of gold in domestic market.
06/28/2012
Once a company that drew the lion's share of its profit from Canada and the United States, Toronto-based Manulife earned 34 percent of its core profit from its Asian division in 2011.
06/28/2012
They have, it seems, lost their appetite. Analysts tracking the sector say that last year’s losses and current market volatility are presenting Asian hedge funds with a stark choice: shut down, cut fees or convert to long-only, reported Reuters.
06/28/2012
Having overtaken the United Kingdom to be the fifth largest market in 2011, the country will become the largest wine consumer over the next 20 years if the growth rates remain unchanged, it said.