03/12/2017
Biggest problem for Dim Sum managers is finding bonds to buy
The size of offshore yuan bond funds has shrunk to a third of 2014’s $9.5b, with net issuance forecast to slump further this year
Alternative Investments
03/12/2017
Investors encouraged to buy ETFs in Taiwan as global investments
In addition to ETFs tracking securities in the spot and future markets at home and abroad
03/10/2017
How One Hedge Fund Gained as China Battled Yuan Speculators
Eclectica bet on a rise in the cost of borrowing yuan in Hong Kong
03/10/2017
Philippines aims for ‘golden age of infrastructure’
The city is really suffering now from lack of mobility, not only in terms of mobility, it’s really the total absence of infrastructure
03/10/2017
Korea Post announces ILS tender
Korea Post will be accepting applications for its ILS mandate until March 17.
03/09/2017
Jobs in limbo after ANZ reveals broker unit sale
The ANZ Share Investing brand will remain on the platform and ANZ said in a statement it will try to find roles for the Melbourne and Sydney staff who are affected.
03/08/2017
Private equity funds lead growth at asset management firms
Behind the growth of the assets was an expansion of privately offered funds, which grew 24.6 percent on-year to hit 250 trillion won during the same period, the FSS said.
03/07/2017
Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund announces final close of $141 million
Some of the investors include AXA Impact Fund, FMO, International Finance, JPMorgan Chase, MetLife and funds managed by Triodos Investment
03/07/2017
Nikko AM, Straits Trading launches Asia ex Japan REIT ETF
The Nikko AM-Straits Trading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF is the second REIT ETF to list on the bourse.
03/07/2017
South Korean pension fund buys Brisbane property
We are well placed to find value for our clients in new locations, in the right building, with the right tenants.
03/07/2017
More fund management services going digital
Portfolios invest primarily in exchange-traded fundslisted on the Singapore Exchange.
03/07/2017
Citi to include China bonds in its government bond indexes
It's a way to avoid forcing people into the China market and yet gives them an option.
03/06/2017
Tata in talks with Vanguard, Allianz to sell stake in mutual funds business
Tata Sons’s plan is to globalize the mutual funds business by getting a strategic partner, which will hold at least 26% stake in Tata Asset Management
03/06/2017
Nippon Life raises portfolio exposure to overseas assets
Nippon Life has been ramping up efforts to explore investment opportunities overseas as a means of seeking higher returns.
03/06/2017
Rich Asian Millennials Pool Family Fortunes to Build Venture Fund
Some days, he would stand in front of an empty lot with his young daughter and challenge her to imagine a building there rather than watching the chickens running around.
03/06/2017
Japan: Idera Capital, PGGM launch $223m real estate fund
Idera Capital CEO Takuya Yamada touted the joint venture’s inception as a great achievement and testament to the proven expertise in residential property investments of both firms.
03/06/2017
First Global Fintech Fund for the Underserved Closes with $141 Million in Capital Contributions English
The Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, managed by Quona Capital, invests in companies that innovate to expand access to financial services to underserved consumers and businesses in emerging markets
03/06/2017
Myanmar: Credera Group gets $50m in commitments for $100m vehicle
Credera will use about $20 million for each investment and plans to close about five transactions from this fund, and will be targeting sectors such as fintech, education, health and manufacturing.
03/06/2017
Pengana Capital stake changes hands, NAB exits
NAB had offloaded the Pengana shareholding
03/06/2017
World’s biggest pension fund gains US$21b
This quarter will probably be good too.