12/26/2017
KKR-backed Avendus Capital looks to enter US, Europe
KKR-backed Avendus Capital is working on a plan to take Avendus Absolute Return Fund and Ocean Dial Asset Management to US investors
Alternative Investments
12/26/2017
Five private equity firms exposed by China’s insurance watchdog for having weak compliance standards
Qianhai Ark Assets Management, Shanghai Dingying Investment Management, CRI, Cindafund Investment, and PICC Yuanwang criticised for having weak compliance awareness and problematic internal management
12/26/2017
ADIA Invests In HDFC Capital’s $1 Billion Housing Fund
With a development footprint of 75 million square feet across affordable and mid-income residential projects, affordable housing will be developed in 15 leading cities over the next two-three years in India.
12/25/2017
Pension Fund Mulls Allowing Minors To Join National Pension Scheme
The overall subscriber base of the pension regulator was 1.81 crore as on October 31 this year.
12/22/2017
Fund managers tell bond investors to be selective in 2018
With most fund managers agreeing that the bond market is fully valued, how should investors place their bets?
12/22/2017
BlackRock Likes Japanese Stocks Best After Emerging Markets
Japan’s benchmark Topix index has rallied 20 percent this year as global growth has helped generate record Japanese corporate profits
12/21/2017
Malaysia’s Securities Commissions unveils guidelines on SRI funds
The guidelines, which are effective immediately, will apply to products within the SC’s oversight, including unit trust funds, real estate investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, and venture capital and private equity funds.
12/21/2017
AIMA signs MoU with Insurance Asset Management Association of China
The MoU further strengthens AIMA’s presence in China and its relationships with China’s asset management industry and its regulators.
12/20/2017
Premia Partners to launch more thematic ETFs in 2018
They are the first smart-beta multi-factor ETFs in Hong Kong tracking new economy sectors in China such as healthcare and technology.
12/20/2017
Alpha Fund Manager adds Janus Henderson fund
Boutique fund manager Alpha Fund Manager has included Janus Henderson’s Global Fixed Interest Total Return Fund to its global fixed interest portfolio.
12/20/2017
At $16 billion, 2017 a bumper dollar bond year
Billionaire Anil Agarwal-controlled metals to mining company Vedanta Resources has made the best use of the boom, raising $2 billion from the market.
12/20/2017
Financial advisers flee the big banks
Advisers at big banks make up 37 per cent of the market, but this was a drop of 6.7 percentage points compared to the same time last year.
12/20/2017
Macquarie Infrastructure makes first close of second Asia fund at $3b
The fund, Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund II is on road to raise upwards of $3.25 billion and is expected to make a final close by the first half of next year.
12/20/2017
Alternative assets industry in India worth $43 billion: Preqin report
With 221 private capital fund managers and 46 hedge fund managers based in the country, the alternative assets industry is a small but growing space in India, according to a Preqin report.
12/19/2017
Global private markets manager partners with listed property investor
A global private markets investment manager with over $80 billion in assets under management is partnering with an ASX-listed property group
12/19/2017
Chubb Life Received Four Awards at the 8th BENCHMARK Wealth Management Awards 2017
A public engagement element was also introduced to the competition this year, incorporated with two new processes: Public or Peer Voting and Customer Feedback.
12/19/2017
AMP Capital to finance renewable energy projects in Australia and France
The eight Australian assets are geographically spread across New South Wales and South Australia and are a mix between wind and solar technologies.
12/18/2017
US investment giant buys La Trobe Financial
O'Neill said the opportunity for La Trobe to partner with Blackstone was the perfect fit for staff, customers and the business.
12/18/2017
No game changer seen for Malaysian banking sector next year
This is because such deposits are considered more stable under the NSFR requirement, which is expected to be implemented in 2019.
12/18/2017
Goldman Sachs, UBS, Deutsche secure lead manager roles on Latitude Financial IPO
The appointments follow a hotly-contested pitching process by equity capital markets teams, with Latitude shaping as one of the biggest initial public offering contenders of 2018.