11/05/2018
Equity group to improve pension investment environment
As a key component of the individual pension system, public funds will play a more important role in the pension investment market, Zhou said.
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11/05/2018
With Old Revenue Streams Under Threat, IoT Offers New Possibilities For Banks
Gartner predicts by 2030, 80 per cent of heritage financial services firms will go out of business, become commoditised or exist only formally but not competing effectively, effectively as “zombies”.
11/05/2018
China plans to sell off its African infrastructure debt to investors
I can see a good opportunity for banks to offload their loans to these long-term investors
11/05/2018
Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings
In response to these challenges, we’ve lifted productivity savings 16% to $304 million over the year.
11/04/2018
Southeast Asia passes China in luring Japanese staff and money
Trade war pushes Panasonic and others to relocate
11/02/2018
Singapore asset management industry AUM jumps 18.8% to S$3.26 trillion in 2017
Allocations to equities increased to 44% of total AUM last year from 42% in 2016 due to "improved economic fundamentals led by increased investments into Asia Pacific
11/02/2018
Deutsche Bank launches EEX Asia in Singapore to grow in Asian commodity markets
The bank, which has global ambitions for EEX, said it would rebrand its Singapore-based subsidiary Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX) as EEX Asia
11/01/2018
Nomura Announces Status of Share Buyback Program from Market
Pursuant to the company’s articles of incorporation set out in accordance with Article 459-1 of the Companies Act of Japan.
11/01/2018
AllianzGI to start new Asian private credit team based out of Singapore
"With the retrenchment of banks due to regulatory pressures and inefficient debt capital markets, AllianzGI believes Asia’s mid-cap companies are currently particularly underserved, lacking access to credit despite their strong fundamentals and
10/31/2018
Rodolfo Crespo: Eastern opportunities for financial advice
The agreement opens up export opportunities post-Brexit.
10/31/2018
Nomura posts Q2 loss on US settlement, weak wholesale business
Income before income taxes declined 97 percent from last quarter and 99 percent compared to the second quarter last year to 500 million yen (US$4 million).
10/31/2018
HSBC welcomes partnership between IRENA and ASEAN to accelerate renewable energy deployment
IRENA is headquartered in the UAE, one of HSBC Group’s biggest markets
10/31/2018
Macau | Family office of Lawrence Ho launches world's first MOP-denominated corporate bond
Black Spade Capital and Banco Tai Fung has launched a MOP-denominated corporate bond valued at MOP2 billion on October 30
10/30/2018
M&G Real Estate acquires Japanese residential buildings for US$83.7 million
The company’s other property purchases in Japan include the Higashi Ogijima Logistics Centre at Kawasaki Port in Kanagawa and a portfolio of six residential buildings across Greater Tokyo and Osaka, both acquired last year.
10/30/2018
China cracks down on foreign currency transfers for property deals
Economists said this was further evidence that Beijing was more closely monitoring transactions that authorities had turned a blind eye to in the past.
10/30/2018
Asia passporting scheme eyes early 2019 launch
The governments participating in the ARFP scheme have been playing a long game.
10/30/2018
Investors hedge their faith in China's faltering yuan
Policy insiders have told Reuters authorities will fight a rapid descent in the yuan.
10/30/2018
Half of Singapore's emerging affluent highly dependent on insufficient savings
Relying on earnings has proven to be unproductive as a quarter of respondents feel that they are either very far or far from their top financial goal which could range from providing for their children’s education, investment property and funds to s
10/29/2018
South Korea mutual funds’ NAV drops 2.4% in September
Total fund assets under management also dropped 2.4% month-on-month to 547.8 trillion won in September.
10/29/2018
Singapore's CDL buys former London Stock Exchange from Blackstone for £385M
The two investments have been led by CDL’s chief investment officer Frank Khoo, the former head of real estate investment for Asia at AXA Investment Managers, after Khoo was appointed by CDL at the beginning of the year.