11/19/2018
Japan mutual fund assets down 5.23% in October but net inflows up for 18th month
JITA posted the data without providing any analysis.
Alternative Investments
11/19/2018
PAG raises new $6bn fund to invest in Asia
Shan Weijian’s Hong Kong-based private equity firm defies US-China trade war worries
11/19/2018
Gov't pension fund now able to hedge against risk in various currencies
If it were to hedge against currency risk for even a small portion of its 68.8 trillion yen holdings of foreign assets, the value of the yen would shoot up, making Japanese goods more expensive and reducing the value of income repatriated from abroad.
11/19/2018
PE Panorama: Get them to take your money seriously
Yes, the firm has the track record to back up such conviction.
11/19/2018
Singapore to face more competition as investment hub as South-east Asia deal value doubles to US$70b over next 5 years: Report
Scores of new investors have been pouring into the region, with South-east Asia-dedicated funds' dry powder more than double since 2012, attracted by the region's strong macroeconomic fundamentals, the chance to invest in emerging regional champ
11/19/2018
MassMutual Int’l sells Hong Kong-based life business
MassMutual International, the Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, will receive approximately $1.01bn (£788m, €892m) in cash and 800 million shares of Yunfeng Financial Group
11/16/2018
ING announces Asia’s first social covered bond for Korea Housing Finance Corporation
These include the Bogeumjari Loan and Didimdol Loan, which are designed to support moderate to low income households with an affordable mortgage loan and their first home purchase respectively.
11/16/2018
Hong Kong’s MPF posts 4.1% average annual return since 2000
The fund’s average net return since its inception in December 2000 was 4.1% per annum, down from 4.4% in 2017, compared to the city’s annualised inflation rate of 1.8% over the same period.
11/16/2018
China’s Impact Investment? That’s Mainly a Project for Foreign Investors
They also have to grapple with potentially bigger issues.
11/16/2018
Asia is prime for circular financing
The appetite for circular financing in Asia is also healthy, given that most countries in Asia are growing at an incredibly fast rate.
11/16/2018
Warakirri launches new fund for HNWIs
It will deploy this capital in five sectors: water entitlements, intensive livestock like poultry, fruits, nuts and agricultural infrastructure such as storage.
11/16/2018
AAM new product roundup
US-based Van Eck Associates had US$47 billion of assets under management at the end of June 2018.
11/16/2018
A painstaking search for value in Europe
Value, predictability, sustainability, durability and long term were all watchwords for a fascinating summary of the search for value and return.
11/15/2018
Hedge fund hopes for HK retail traction
Foundation Asset Management has begun selling only the third SFC-registered hedge fund authorised for sale to Hong Kong retail investors.
11/15/2018
Singapore's GIC and CapitaLand fund acquire Shanghai twin towers for 12.8 billion RMB
CapitalLand, a Singapore-based real estate company, owns 41.7% of the Raffles City China Investment Partners 3 fund, which raised US$1.5 billion from investors in Asia, North America and the Middle East when it closed in October 2016.
11/15/2018
Shanghai-based cryptocurrency manager Point95 Global to launch quant hedge fund along with Hong Kong firm
Unnamed Hong Kong asset manager to act as fund distributor and manage fund whose initial size will be US$30 million
11/15/2018
Willis Towers Watson Opens Office in Kazakhstan for Re/Insurance Business
Omarkhan Tleugabilov has been appointed head of Willis Towers Watson Kazakhstan, leading a team of five from their base in Almaty.
11/15/2018
Damac's booked sales and revenues dip, profits halve
Dubai's property market has been going through slowdown cycle with both rentals and prices declining.
11/15/2018
Managers bet on Chinese consumers in 2019
Premium brands that tap the service and lifestyle-led demand of mainlanders are expected to lift China-focused portfolios in the next 12 months, according to industry sources.
11/14/2018
South Korea pension market a key driver of alternative investments
It notes that the National Pension Service the country’s largest retirement scheme, currently allocates 11% of its assets to alternatives, while small- and medium-sized pension funds together allocate over 30% to the asset class.