09/01/2016
Crowd-funding site Kickstarter comes to Singapore
Creators no longer need foreign bank account and address; they can launch projects here and raise money in Singapore dollars
Alternative Investments
08/31/2016
Pimco gearing up to target trillions worth of Asian funds
Both places have benefited from funds flowing out of China to seek dollar-denominated assets amid a weakening yuan.
08/31/2016
Taiwan’s PSPF names six managers for its domestic mandate
With the shortening economic cycle, market conditions have become more volatile.
08/31/2016
Foreign Investors Turn Sellers in Vietnam After 10-Year Spree
The measure is poised for a seventh consecutive monthly advance.
08/31/2016
Chinese firms invested $2.3 billion in 3 months in India
When e-commerce giant Alibaba made a investments in Indian unicorns such as Snapdeal and Paytm.
08/31/2016
China Channels Greenwich as Asset Management Push Continues
Multiple areas within Mainland China are reportedly vying to mimic Greenwich’s unique blend of urban proximity, asset management concentration and high net worth denizens
08/31/2016
China Orient Asset Management reinvents self
Finance Ministry-controlled company changes corporate structure in advance of eventual IPO
08/31/2016
Japan’s Ashikaga Bank teams up with Makuake crowdfunding platform
Through the partnership the bank will introduce and promote Makuake to local businesses in the areas where it operates and provide them with new products
08/31/2016
OPIM Announced Darkhorse Capital Shortlisted as Finalist in HFM Awards Asia 2016
The Fund was launched in November 2014.
08/31/2016
Hedge Fund Programme Initiated in Singapore
Applicants with a keen interest in the hedge fund industry, a good bachelor degree and three years’ relevant experience in financial services are encouraged to participate.
08/31/2016
Amundi recommends deeper thinking on EM equities
The French fund house shares the bullishness expressed in AsianInvestor’s emerging market equities poll, but advocates a selective approach.
08/30/2016
Retail FUA growth drives HUB24 profit
HUB24 managing director Andrew Alcock said: "Our hard work over the last three years and our strong track record of growth has resulted in HUB24's transition to profitability."
08/30/2016
FIIG bolsters managed bonds service
FIIG say investors embraced the benefits of direct ownership of bonds through the MIPS program.
08/30/2016
Thais snap up London flats
The number of apartments sold to Thai buyers has doubled since the Brexit vote.
08/30/2016
Citibank, Nomura, six others vie to be merchant bankers in NBCC divestment
Others in the fray include ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
08/30/2016
MetLife Wins Two Stevie Awards
Recognized for Best New Product and as the Most Innovative Company of the Year
08/30/2016
QROPS And Pension Buy Outs For Australia Expats
To try to climb out of the mire, the firms are offering cash bonanzas to buy out their promises.
08/30/2016
Chinese private investment funds to conduct 'self-inspection'
The scope of the inspection will include advertising practices, fundraising from prohibited investor classes, and other prohibited practices.
08/30/2016
Singapore’s Aurora Media Sets up Content Fund
Aurora Media Holdings recently participated in the faith-based film “100 Yards.”
08/30/2016
Pakistanis homing in on Dubai properties with surge in investment
New figures record double-digit growth in H1 2016