03/29/2018
Singapore's GIC and The Carlyle Group buy AkzoNobel unit
A GIC spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions from Asia Asset Management.
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03/29/2018
How Capgemini took NIB NZ on the IBM Watson journey
NIB trialling technology for six months to assess customer use, uptake and suitability in its overall digital strategy
03/28/2018
Top twosome lead in landmark Indonesia issuance
Clifford Chance guided the republic on US and English law aspects of the deal.
03/28/2018
Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund
Institutional investors are turning towards sustainable investments across all asset classes and the trend is expected to continue, according to Natixis's 2017 global survey of instos.
03/28/2018
Southeast Asia green bond issuance to hit US$5 billion in 2018
INDCs is the term used in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that countries which signed the framework were asked to publish in the lead-up to the Paris Agreement in 2015.
03/28/2018
Private Equity's Job Is Doubly Hard in Asia
Giants like SoftBank want a piece of the action, and they don't always have the target's best interests at heart.
03/28/2018
AMP Capital Insights - Is residential property the next Singapore sling
Beginning in 2009, Singapore introduced a series of restrictions on buying, selling and financing residential property.
03/28/2018
Nomura and LINE Sign MOU to Consider Financial Business Alliance
The two companies plan to establish the joint venture by the end of May this year, subject to the execution of a final joint venture agreement and regulatory and Board approvals.
03/27/2018
Zentrum offers route to Asian specialist portfolio
The portfolio leans towards China and Hong Kong but includes holdings in Japan and Australia.
03/27/2018
MGP partners with advice firm
He added that MGP's recent acquisition of Linear offered a level of security and reassurance that the partnership would remain strong for some time to come.
03/27/2018
Industry fund signs super code, slashes premiums
He added the fund's significant involvement in developing the code provided insight that allowed it to commence planning long before it was released.
03/27/2018
Venerable Aussie asset manager to rebrand
As a result of this, a lot of people in the marketplace will recognise it very instantly.
03/27/2018
Miton Optimal to offer DFM services in Singapore
Mellor told FSA that before receiving the licence, the firm already had a representative office in Singapore for 10 years, but it was just a client support office and was not permitted to conduct any investment management activity.
03/27/2018
Collectors and dealers descend on Hong Kong for annual Art Basel
Chinese buyers have been a huge boon to the global art market
03/26/2018
SystematicEdge to join Privium Fund Management in Hong Kong
He explained "We created SystematicEdge because we could not find a safe, transparent, liquid, institutional level offering to manage our own money.
03/26/2018
PE Panorama: Deep-pocketed Asian players well placed for PE on their own grounds
Transactions with that kind of rationale and price tag are arguably just what the PE big guns ought to be looking for at this stage in the cycle.
03/26/2018
SuperConcepts acquires OneVue’s SMSF admin business
OneVue’s SMSF administration business offers four core services, including establishment, administration, compliance and audit services.
03/26/2018
Malawi VP Chilima Lobbies for More Investment From India
He said the conclave is one way of boosting Africa-India trade, investment, cultural and social development partnership to achieve regional economic development.
03/26/2018
The Edge-Citigold Wealth Forum 2018: European and Japanese equities look appealing
“The EU and Japan have started to catch up on the growth story [we have seen in the US], which is positive to their equity markets,” he said in his presentation,
03/26/2018
Japan’s GPIF to introduce performance fees for active managers in April
The spokeswoman declined to say how many of the fund's 13 active domestic equity managers and 11 active overseas equity managers have opted for the fixed-fee arrangement.