06/02/2020
Cayman Islands now India's 10th largest source of foreign direct investment
Inflows have gone up from tax havens; corporate tax dodging worries DPIIT
Alternative Investments
06/02/2020
Plato fund to shutter
On May 25, Pinnacle Fund Services, as the responsible entity, decided it was unlikely to achieve the scale required to the sustain costs of operating the fund and invest according to its strategy.
06/02/2020
Newgate fund starts new life
The fund has about $ 9 million, about 75% of which is held by Lucerne Investment Partners.
06/02/2020
Industry fund appoints administrator
"We are pleased to announce the selection of Iress as our key technology partner to drive this business transformation."
06/01/2020
A look at Stanley Ho’s foray into high-end Singapore property
The Hong Kong-listed company’s foray into Singapore’s high-end property market may have been unorthodox because of unfamiliarity with local norms
06/01/2020
Big guns to revive Korea’s lackluster IPO market
No. of firms applying for listing quadruples in March-May
06/01/2020
“New Infrastructure”: China’s Massive Stimulus Measures after COVID-19 Outbreak - Part 1: Internet Data Centres
The market expects that a new round of spending and investment in these New Infrastructure sectors will be the theme for China’s economic development.
05/31/2020
Chinese banks stampede to offer perpetual bonds as incentives spur risky debt issuance
Perpetual bonds are equity-like debt instruments whose investors are first to be hit if banks run into serious trouble.
05/29/2020
China’s fund AUM rises 20% despite negative GDP growth
Other markets in Asia shed fund assets this year, but China’s retail mutual fund industry recorded net inflows, according to Amac data.
05/29/2020
CapitaLand snags $500m sustainability-linked loan from UOB
To date, CapitaLand has partnered with seven financial institutions to secure a total of 12 sustainable financing instruments comprising sustainability-linked loans, green loans and green bond.
05/29/2020
Collapse of REITs spells opportunity: SG Hiscock
REITs are on the frontline as the economy reopens
05/29/2020
BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs
The launches take iShares' fixed income product suite to eight ETFs in Australia.
05/29/2020
Pandemic hits Jupai revenues in Q1
The demand for wealth management products distributed by the firm was down during the period.
05/29/2020
Pru Life rolls out three funds in the Philippines
One of them is a fixed income product that invests in US dollar-denominated bonds globally.
05/29/2020
Govt eases norms for offshore funds to shift fund management to India
This was expected to open the so-called flood gates and prompt more Indian fund managers located outside India to return
05/29/2020
How to Manage DB Plans Through the Crisis
Experts expect the market volatility will continue for an unknown amount of time, so DB plan sponsors must be flexible and find new directions depending on the goals for their plans.
05/28/2020
Equities attractive in search for yield: Zenith
"Despite a lower expected dividend yield for Australian equities in the near term, we believe it is important to view this dynamic across broader asset classes."
05/28/2020
New IPO system to transform securities sector
Securities firms will benefit directly from the registration-based IPO system.
05/28/2020
Taiwan’s Cathay Life to invest US$50 million in KKR private equity fund
Life insurance assets in Taiwan rose to NT$29.3 trillion ($975.2 billion) last year from NT$26.3 trillion in 2018, according to figures from the Taiwan Insurance Institute.
05/28/2020
ING rejigs super offering, closes balanced option
Balanced options at superannuation funds have copped advisers' ire in recent months, questioning their high allocations to illiquid assets, low cash and fixed income holdings and high exposure to growth assets.