09/15/2020
Winton Capital partners with Chinese firm
Winton Capital will act as an advisor for a PFM fund. Separately, Mirae Asset is also expected to launch its third PFM product.
Alternative Investments
09/15/2020
Melbourne boutique raising $70m for new fund
The first close is set at $70 million and the fund is for wholesale investors only.
09/15/2020
Boutique launches Aussie equities fund
The fund classifies income-generating companies as: growers, compounders, cows or yielders.
09/14/2020
[Decoding Shareholders] Is Shinhan breaking ties with Korean-Japanese shareholders?
Banking group announces capital raise involving Hong Kong-based equity in unlikely moment, prompting questions on motives
09/14/2020
AMTD fund invests S$11.5m in five Singapore-based fintech startups
The Asean fund was established by AMTD Group's Singapore-based subsidiary AMTD Digital, the group's charitable organisation, and non-profit entity Asean Financial Innovation Network.
09/14/2020
Singlife and Aviva Singapore Seek Merger
Singapore Life and Aviva Singapore will combine units in an insurance merger valued at around $730 million.
09/14/2020
Korea seeks performance measurement provider for 1.5 trillion won overseas infrastructure fund
The Korean government set up the fund in July 2019 to invest in infrastructure and smart city projects in fast-growing technology markets such as China and India.
09/13/2020
Struggling Aviva selling Singapore arm for £1.6bn as new boss Amanda Blanc fights to turn company around
Analysts predict that Aviva will follow this up with the sale of other businesses in Turkey, China, Italy and Poland.
09/13/2020
HSBC Life, AIA, BOC Life among Hong Kong insurers expanding online sales channels, medical products as pandemic causes worst slump on record
Coronavirus travel restrictions have prevented mainlanders visiting Hong Kong to buy the policies.
09/11/2020
VanEck Seeks China Mutual Fund License
VanEck’s China product strategy and mutual fund plans have not been finalized, according to the report.
09/11/2020
Japanese Online Brokerage SBI Mulls Hong Kong Retreat
SBI is not the first Japanese financial firm to potentially exit from the Hong Kong market due to increasing uncertainty.
09/11/2020
China’s NCSSF seeks managers for foreign equities mandates
Each applicant can bid on all three mandates.
09/11/2020
AMP swears it will change
Symmetra has also been appointed to deliver an inclusive leadership program beginning in October.
09/11/2020
China Renaissance closes Huaxing Growth Capital USD Fund III
After the final close of USD Fund III, Huaxing Growth Capital's single investment size can be up to USD50 million.
09/11/2020
Sichuan Trust Still Can’t Repay $3.6 Billion Due Investors
The southwestern China company failed to repay investors in a matured trust product in May
09/10/2020
EG launches private wealth division
Australian real estate fund manager EG has launched a Private Wealth division which will supply commercial property syndication opportunities for individual sophisticated investors and family offices.
09/10/2020
UBS AM launches three bond funds in HK
The firm has gained regulatory approval to sell three high income products to Hong Kong retail investors.
09/10/2020
T Rowe adds distribution partner in Hong Kong
It will be the first time that the firm has partnered with an insurer in the SAR.
09/10/2020
Labuan IBFC: The Fastest Growing Captive Centre in Asia
Labuan IBFC has also seen a growth in the number of insurance and risk management licensees
09/10/2020
Singapore’s Temasek invests S$32 billion in year ended March 2020, highest since 2008
The company’s investments in the year was one-third higher than the S$24 billion invested in the 12 months to March 2019, and matched the figure from 2008, during the global financial crisis.