12/16/2019
Korea funds' NAV up 1.6% in November on inflows into money market, real estate funds
Real estate funds attracted 2.2 trillion won of net inflows, which pushed their NAV up 2.4% to 98.9 trillion won.
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12/16/2019
HSBC continues to facilitate Malaysia-China biz corridor
Other topics included a brief analysis of Malaysia’s recently announced Budget 2020
12/16/2019
ARA Asset Management sells Cache Logistics stake to Logos Property
Financial details of the deal and the stake involved were not disclosed but a Mingtiandi report said ARA Asset Management has agreed to sell its entire 10 per cent stake in Cache.
12/16/2019
JB Financial to buy Morgan Stanley unit in Vietnam
With the deal, JB Financial aims to establish a new Southeast Asian financial belt in Cambodia, Myanmar as well as Vietnam.
12/15/2019
Ant Financial, Vanguard partner to offer investment consultancy in China
The services are available for minimum investments of 800 yuan (about 113 U.S. dollars) and accessible through the Alipay app, a popular third-party fintech platform run by Ant Financial.
12/15/2019
Sumitomo Mitsui eyeing more overseas buyouts
Sumitomo Mitsui’s move is new among Japan’s three biggest banks, which like global peers are trying to slash costs while overhauling their business to meet threats and opportunities posed by digital technology.
12/15/2019
Education a key theme for Asian investors
Fund manager Vafa Ahmadi talks about investing in long-term trends around themes in our series featuring fund managers and market experts.
12/13/2019
ARA and Logos agree Asia-Pacific logistics real estate development JV
Under the partnership proposal, ARA will also transfer its stakes in its management company ARA Cache Management to LOGOS.
12/13/2019
Why investors should take a second look at Japan
Macro numbers do not reflect the performance of Japan equities, according to a Matthews Asia fund manager.
12/12/2019
Southeast Asia technology stocks, Indonesian bonds seen to have investment potential
In this late market cycle, he advises investors to adopt a defensive investment strategy but also balance that with growth, and have a geographically diversified portfolio.
12/12/2019
SoftBank invests $1.65 billion in supply chain finance. Why?
Following this initial $800 million investment, the SoftBank Vision Fund invested an additional $655 million in Greensill in October 2019, making a total of $1.455 billion.
12/12/2019
Qatar wealth fund to invest $450 mln in Adani power distribution arm
This is the second big investment in an Adani Group company after France’s Total SA decided to buy a stake in gas distribution company Adani Gas in October.
12/12/2019
Brunei-Oman joint venture increases capital to US$200m
Part of the additional funds is expected to be invested in Brunei's business sectors
12/12/2019
Nomura Buys Boutique Investment Bank in Bet on Greener Deals
The Tokyo-based firm unveiled plans earlier this year to boost its advisory business for companies in markets including the U.S., while cutting expenses in areas such as securities trading.
12/12/2019
Bridgewater ready to accept funds from Japanese investors: CIO
Bob Prince says US recession is unlikely in the short term
12/11/2019
GSAM preps emerging market ESG fund in Singapore
The fund has invested in companies with at least an “average” ESG rating from MSCI.
12/11/2019
What will the next decade bring for corporate social responsibility in China?
China’s people and their leaders are no longer willing to allow companies to ignore their operations’ impact on human and environmental welfare.
12/09/2019
UK-based Apis Partners hits final close of second fund at $550m, exceeds target
Apis Growth Fund II expects to make equity investments of between $30 million and $50 million into financial services with a focus on capital-light financial services and fintech companies across the growth markets of Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia
12/09/2019
Malaysia fund management industry assets close at record high in October
The data online dates back to 2016 and shows that the fund management industry’s assets have never before closed above the October 2019 level.
12/09/2019
China's Ping An jointly invests US$70 million in Indian auto tech firm
It marks Ping An’s first venture capital investment in Asia’s third largest economy.