08/03/2018
China Junk Bond Bargains Tempt Aberdeen to Increase Exposure
China’s central bank has rolled out a raft of measures to aid growth over the last few weeks.
Alternative Investments
08/03/2018
Singapore’s GIC cuts exposure to developed markets
The fund’s 20-year annualised real, or inflation-adjusted, return dropped to 3.4% in the 2017/18 financial year from 3.7% in 2016/17, marking the third consecutive decline.
08/03/2018
Shifting interest
She describes the primary fund market as “very active” in the first six months of the year.
08/03/2018
Head-to-head: Fidelity vs JP Morgan
FSA compares the Fidelity Thailand Fund and the JP Morgan Thailand Fund.
08/02/2018
Malaysia’s VCAM latest to sign code for institutional investors
Investors have been slow to sign on because it’s not mandatory.
08/02/2018
Chinese consortium snaps up Ireland’s oldest stockbroker
Buyout of Goodbody is latest Chinese investment in European financial services sector
08/01/2018
HSBC Global Asset Management launches Chinese A Shares ETF
The physically replicated ETF is the first its kind to be constructed specifically for accessing China through a Stock Connect programme in Europe, rather than using an RQFII quota.
08/01/2018
Korea Investment Management exports its fund product to Japan
Korea Investment’s Asia Business Team has been working to export the product since March last year.
08/01/2018
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Challenger Partner to Invest in Real Estate Debt in Australia and New Zealand
This region offers CPPIB attractive investment opportunities supported by strong fundamentals, and it remains a high priority for our growth.
08/01/2018
Southeast Asian Markets Rebound in July
Benchmarks in the Philippines and Malaysia rebounded in July
08/01/2018
Singapore sets up education programme to retrain bankers for a digital world
Assistant Secretary-General of NTUC, Mr Patrick Tay, said “I am elated to see the launch of the IBF Careers Connect Centre.
08/01/2018
CLS teams up with Trust bank to welcome first Japanese funds to settlement service
Fidelity International and MTBJ are being supported by Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH), which acts as MTBJ’s custodian for non-Japanese securities and related currency movements outside of Japan.
08/01/2018
Malaysia's Khazanah sovereign wealth fund invested RM80m in lingerie business: Reports
Responding to a question by former prime minister Najib Razak on how Khazanah had deviated from its original objectives, Azmin said that the fund had invested in the business which eventually failed, according to the report.
07/31/2018
London investment from Asia still strong
There are still dozens of Asian investors looking to invest, but they complain that there is little stock available.
07/31/2018
VN among top 3 regional destinations for Singapore companies: HSBC study
The Việt Nam-Singapore Industrial Park in the southern province of Bình Dương
07/31/2018
Korea Post Insurance seeks managers for global tactical asset strategy
The amount of funding was not disclosed.
07/31/2018
Foreign selling of Malaysian stocks ramps up last week
The selloff has also been exacerbated by US-China trade tensions.
07/30/2018
AMP provides $290m for compensation, downgrades half-year profit
Customer needs are our immediate priority, as we firmly believe this will also best serve the longterm interests of shareholders.
07/30/2018
Developments in Investment Treaty Arbitration in Asia
This includes the announcement by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
07/30/2018
Heitman raises US$338 million for Asia Pacific fund
The fund will invest in select traditional property sectors in these markets, including retail, logistics, residential and office, as well as specialty sectors such as self-storage, student accommodation and medical offices.