04/11/2018
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors to acquire Folger Hill Asset Management
Folger Hill has a total of about 100 employees and manages roughly $1 billion in assets.
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04/10/2018
William Lam's contrarian opportunities in Asia
Overall he feels Asian indices are undervalued, with too much focus on corporate governance worries.
04/10/2018
This Hedge Fund Picker Is Betting Japan Inc. Will Change
Rogers expects more Japanese firms to reorganize their operations in the country’s drive to improve corporate governance, with his hedge fund picks profiting from the changes.
04/10/2018
Australian boutique launches second UK fund
The fund will run a high conviction portfolio of between 30-60 stocks, with over 45% of its assets allotted to Asia and a significant underweight to the US.
04/10/2018
UBS Goes Green in Asia
UBS' Crisis of Identity
04/10/2018
Samsung Sec 'fat finger' debacle
deepens as pension fund halts trade
04/10/2018
GPIF appoints Russell Investments Japan as a foreign bond transition manager
Russell Investments Japan, the Japanese unit of US-based asset manager Russell Investments, is also a transition manager for other GPIF assets.
04/10/2018
AustralianSuper boosts digital capabilities for engagement
The added functionality has received an overall customer satisfaction score of 92%, with AustralianSuper also planning to integrate its existing 'Ash' chatbot with the app feature to efficiently help members with frequently asked questions.
04/10/2018
Swedish EQT Partners eyes deeper Asia play with new mid-market fund
EQT’s Asia exposure is currently at only 3-4 per cent but over the medium to long term, the PE player wants to have more business lines come to Asia.
04/10/2018
Sentry names winners of internal awards
Other award recipients included YV Financial Services’ Les King, who was named Senior Adviser of the Year, Byfields Wealth Management’s Matthew Yates, who took out Rising Star of the Year, and Lifecover Australia, which won Life Practice of th
04/10/2018
Japanese funds betting on high yielding European real estate
Total assets under management were little changed over the same period, he said.
04/10/2018
JPMorgan Asset Management rotates China exposure amid volatility and trade tensions, eyes health care
Re-rating has hit the returns that can be expected from IT and tech stocks, including Alibaba and Tencent, says chief investment officer for emerging markets in Asia-Pacific
04/10/2018
Banking Sector Indonesia Remains Positive about Trade Finance
Trade finance, a facility to finance export and import activities, remains attractive for the banking sector of Indonesia in 2018. In the first two months of 2018 trade finance surged 20 percent.
04/09/2018
Japanese asset manager Daiwa SBI to boost US$1.34 billion electric vehicle strategy
Daiwa SBI is growing one of Japan’s first electric vehicle funds, appointing RobecoSAM as sub-advisor
04/09/2018
Genevieve Murray helps AMP Capital get back in the game
In their place was renewed focus on its clients and what they wanted; cost effective and active strategies.
04/09/2018
Do not see valuations in Asia correcting meaningfully anytime soon: Allianz IM CEO
In Asia, the current insurance portfolio size that Allianz Investment Management is steering together with the local operating entities is around Euro 30 billion.
04/09/2018
Active manager launches Aussie equities strategy
Man Group is an active investor that takes long-only positions.
04/09/2018
Aberdeen Greater China Fund, Inc. Announces Distribution
This distribution is comprised of $0.26008 per share of net realized short-term capital gains and $1.06573 per share of net realized long-term capital gains.
04/07/2018
Federal Bank Ties up With Fortune Wealth to Offer PIS Services
This will enable non-resident Indian clients to invest in Indian equity markets on repatriable and non-repatriable basis, Federal Bank Deputy Vice-President and Head-International Banking, told reporters Coimbatore.
04/06/2018
Malaysian bourse is approving authority for listed ETFs, REITs under rule changes
Other key changes include additional disclosures in quarterly and annual reports, and strengthening corporate governance of REITs in order to boost investor confidence.