10/31/2016
Hedge funds: are the good times over
Pershing Square Capital Management is among big names to have suffered poor returns this year
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10/30/2016
Iran, China set to boost banking coop.
The official went on to note that Iran hold stronger ties with China than other members of the 5+1 group
10/30/2016
Cashing in on boom in wealthy Chinese tourists
Wealthy Chinese tourists, it seems, cannot get enough of SeaLink’s “Platinum” six-course degustation menu and the wine that accompanies it.
10/30/2016
Dollar rally is over, says JPMorgan Asset official
That “glacial” pace of policy-tightening means the dollar’s world-beating rally since mid-August is over
10/30/2016
Growing Inequality in Wealth and Income: Threat to Nation’s Stability
There are no official estimates of the amount of declared or undeclared wealth held by individuals
10/30/2016
Six In Ten Chinese Rich People Are Diversifying 15% of Wealth Portfolios
Domestic investment opportunities are difficult to come by and offer very low profitability
10/28/2016
So, You Want to Be a Private Banker?
It has also led to a fierce war for talent, with banks eager for a piece of the burgeoning Asian wealth pie outbidding each other for top bankers.
10/28/2016
Hermes joins China's sovereign wealth fund in National Grid bid
The deal would involve a consortium buying a controlling share of the National Grid's gas distribution arm
10/27/2016
Pakistan is Asian development hub
China Pakistan Economic Corridor has made the country a land of opportunity
10/27/2016
Singapore 2nd easiest place in the world to do business: World Bank
The paying taxes indicator in the report has also been expanded to cover post-filing processes, such as tax audits and VAT refund.
10/27/2016
Hedge funds, alternative investments grow despite lower leverage, weak performance
The number of private funds on the Alternative Asset Management Industry grew
10/26/2016
World Bank reports global record of business reforms
The report Doing Business 2017 shows that 137 out of 190 countries adopted pro-business measures in 2015
10/26/2016
Caution prevails among Asian investors
Asia investors have higher cash holdings in 2016 compared to last year
10/26/2016
Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Pakistan in top 10; India crawls one rank
The World Bank Group has recently released a report titled ''Doing Business 2017' which measured aspects of regulation affecting 11 areas of the life of a business.
10/25/2016
Head-to-head - Bancassurance in Indonesia
Speaking at the Hubbis Indonesian Wealth Management Forum 2016 in October
10/25/2016
Caution Prevails Among Asian Investors Cash holdings increase over the past year, with slight shift in product preferences
The survey reveals China is the only country that showed a more than one percentage-point uptick in holdings in the asset class between the 2015 and 2016 surveys.
10/24/2016
Dark pool operator Liquidnet gains from EU’s ban on free research for trade executions
Dark pool operators use electronic systems to match block trades, with no need for customers to disclose their identities, giving them the anonymity that helps institutional investors hide their investment strategy.
10/24/2016
Bloomberg offers new gender-equality index to promote women’s roles in business
Sun was in Hong Kong, Tokyo and other Asian markets last week to introduce the index and encourage more Asian companies to join the index.
10/24/2016
FBR seeks details of those named in Panama, Bahamas leaks
FBR sought coordination with other agencies, especially from Finance Division, SBP and SECP to discharge its assigned task for probing PanamaLeaks
10/21/2016
Number of Hedge Fund Start-Ups Plummets
Asia hedge funds are opening at the slowest pace since the turn of the century