01/15/2019
Global M&A forecast
Global political uncertainty, from trade wars and growing protectionism to Brexit, will continue in 2019
Alternative Investments
01/15/2019
Shenzhen is attracting banks
City seen as desirable location for financial management subsidiaries
01/15/2019
China doubles quota for foreign investors, paving way for global funds to get bigger bite of A-shares amid stock market slump
Beijing is still selective in opening up, as it prefers capital inflow channels over outflow ones
01/15/2019
Government set to develop derivatives market
Open interest is the total number of options and/or futures contracts that are not closed or delivered.
01/15/2019
ANZ, IOOF revise wealth sale agreement
IOOF and ANZ have already completed one transaction that saw the latter acquire the former's aligned advice dealer groups.
01/14/2019
Ascott REIT sells Ascott Raffles place in Singapore to Cheong Sim Lam for S$353M
The buyer of the 999-year leasehold asset has been revealed as Singaporean property tycoon Cheong Sim Lam, executive director and chief investment officer of Hong Kong-listed Associated International Hotels
01/14/2019
Buy less Singapore REITs in 2019, says Morgan Stanley
The pointers were released in a research report for the bank’s clients, titled ‘Singapore REITs 2019 Outlook: Sell More, Buy Less’.
01/14/2019
Indonesia Resurgence Gathers Pace as Global Investors Pile In
The rebound has shown no signs of fading in 2019.
01/14/2019
Foreigners turn into net sellers of Korean stocks for the first time in 3 yrs in ‘18
By region, investors from the Great Britain net sold 8.8 trillion won in Korea stocks
01/14/2019
Investing for good? It’s age and not income that counts, say findings from Hong Kong’s investment funds body
But in Guangdong, the bigger interest came from older investors
01/14/2019
Pictet AM lifts bond weightings
Pictet Asset Management is cautious about equities as the global economy hits inflection points and market structures transform.
01/14/2019
Bank of China to enable payment in yuan on U.S. e-commerce platforms: Xinhua
The system will adhere to U.S. anti-money laundering rules through artificial intelligence and cyber security technologies, Xu added.
01/11/2019
Wealthy Chinese spur booming $78bn health insurance industry
Insurers fill gap between rising medical spending and meagre public coverage
01/11/2019
Australian platform HUB24 hits A$10bn milestone
Brisbane-based licensee AdviceIQ Partners has joined the platform, adding 31 registered planners to HUB24's platform.
01/10/2019
Indonesia to focus on Shariah financing to fund infrastructure projects in 2019
The slice of banking assets complying with the ban on interest hovered at about 5% for the past three years.
01/10/2019
South Korea corporate pension funds post sub-par return
The South Korean government introduced the corporate pension scheme in 2005 in order to mitigate mounting financial pressure on the public retirement system from an ageing population, a problem which many other countries also face.
01/10/2019
Singapore and Hong Kong developing ILS rivalry
Ribeiro suggested that Hong Kong is shifting its focus under new CEO Carrie Lam.
01/10/2019
Branded residence boom foreseen in Bangkok
In 2011, The Residences at The St Regis Bangkok became the first branded residence in Bangkok with 53 units
01/10/2019
Malaysia picks HSBC, Mizuho, Nomura for US$1.9b Samurai bond sale
It aims to sell the notes in the first quarter, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.
01/09/2019
Global Investors Shun Risk, Embrace Private Markets - BlackRock
Institutions concerned that economic cycle is turning