08/15/2017
Taiwan’s PSPF grants US$300 million in funding for global mandate
The fund had invited bids for the mandate last October as part of its strategy to diversify its overseas portfolio.
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08/15/2017
Yu'E Bao cuts maximum personal investment ceiling
It is likely that in the near future, money market funds will be further regulated after China's securities regulators and financial market watchdogs tightened management of liquidity.
08/15/2017
Life insurance grew 10% in 1H2017
Insurance Association Singapore in a statement on the industry's performance.
08/15/2017
Japan's MS&AD to invest $400m in Australian pension giant Challenger
Tokyo-based group seeks to grab piece of growing superannuation pie
08/15/2017
Deputy PM calls on AIA to expand investment in Vietnam
He suggested the group join Vietnam’s derivatives market.
08/15/2017
Resona Bank adopts Charles River IMS as multi-asset enterprise solution
Charles River provides all support services out of its Tokyo office, including technical support
08/14/2017
Private offshore buyers from Asia snapping up office blocks
The improving leasing markets, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne.
08/14/2017
Investors pour $29b into commercial real estate bricks and mortar
The hotel sector is also emerging as one of the more active as a swath of new developments and listings hit the market.
08/14/2017
Fairfax family targets complex in Sydney’s Crows Nest
The complex will benefit from the new Crows Nest metro station and the purchase is in keeping with other plays by local and offshore-backed private groups that have become apparent from property records.
08/14/2017
HSBC fund arm eyes mainland China pension market
We can’t do pension business in mainland China right now but the country is in the process of reforming its pension market.
08/14/2017
New business surge leads to double-digit embedded value growth in Asia
The report highlights trends among companies reporting EVs and reveals a growth in reported 2016 EV of 15.3% by Asian insurance companies.
08/14/2017
Principal Global Investors eyes next phase of Asian growth
The subordinated debt fund has gained what Singh describes as very good traction with private banks and institutional investors alike over the past few months.
08/13/2017
India-focused funds' net inflows swell to 2 year high of $2.6 billion
India- focused offshore ETFs witnessed net inflows of USD 467 million.
08/13/2017
Here’s how a global asset shopper gets under the radar by hewing close to China’s state policy
The Shanghai company spent at least US$1.7 billion since 2015 buying energy-related businesses in Romania, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, and even Chad
08/13/2017
KKR to open third greater china office in shanghai
The new office is being unveiled as KKR deploys the largest-ever private equity fund dedicated to Asia Pacific.
08/13/2017
Pakistani industrialists seek new trade ties
FPCCI President said that some pharmaceutical manufacturing companies of Pakistan also wanted to establish their production units in Qatar from where they could cater to the needs of whole MENA region with “Made-in-Qatar” stamp which would ear
08/11/2017
Macquarie and Canada pension fund win SA $1.6b land titles
The South Australian lands titles business processes more than 208,000 property dealings each year, including 51,000 transfers.
08/11/2017
Zurich P&C Arm Suffers in Asia
Zurich also sold its business in Taiwan in January, which weighed on the result.
08/11/2017
Japan's big insurers report weaker April-June revenues
Premium hikes hurt income, but soft yen boosts core profits
08/11/2017
Banking, investments deliver in H1 for AMP
On Thursday AMP said work to stabilise wealth protection had lifted the division's earnings by 11 per cent.