04/15/2016
Italy’s Generali Group continues focus on Asean
Thailand is well placed to serve corporate and commercial lines with infrastructure projects at home and neighbouring countries.
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04/14/2016
Polar Capital blames Abenomics for disappointing financial year
Polar Capital said it would stick to its existing process and sit out the “current extreme volatility” in Japan
04/14/2016
China's Yuan-Based Gold Fix To Include Two International Banks
According to the rules that were sent to participating banks in February, the benchmark, which will be quoted in yuan per gram, will be set twice a daily.
04/14/2016
The men who sold 1MDB on a fake Aabar
The company, Aabar Investment PJS Ltd or Aabar BVI, based in the British Virgin Islands, had received US$3.5 billion from 1MDB.
04/14/2016
Bennelong Funds Management ramps up offshore expansion
The firm is owned by BRW rich lister Jeff Chapman and pours profits into philanthropic endeavours.
04/13/2016
Nikko's Peter Sartori revved up about Chinese demand for electric vehicles
China will build up very, very rapidly their expertise in manufacturing electric vehicles and they will put the infrastructure in place to recharge them and so forth. China could lead the world."
04/13/2016
DGCX joins forces with Agricultural Bank of China for Product Development
We want to actively facilitate the tradeflows in the precious metals and commodities between China and the Middle East
04/13/2016
Dubai-based Emaar to separate from Indian partner MGF, ending decade-old joint venture
In a statement to the BSE, Emaar MGF Land Limited said that it has decided take steps for re-organisation of the company
04/12/2016
13 Korean Brokerage Firms To Join The Heated Hedge Fund Market
South Korea’s NH Investment and Securities Co.’s proprietary trading department proved to be lucrative, contributing to 21 percent of the brokerage house’s total operating profit of 314 billion won last year.
04/12/2016
Amundi launches Asia ETF offering with a Hong Kong-domiciled ETF
The new ETF tracks a Hong Kong index provided by Hang Seng that includes the 35 largest Hong-Kong listed companies which derive the majority of their revenue outside of China’s mainland market
04/11/2016
BlackRock Joins $46 Billion Japan Pullout
The benchmark Topix index is down 17 percent in 2016, the world’s steepest declines behind Italy.
04/11/2016
ASIC talking to Singapore on fintech deal
The agreement would be based on a similar co-operation agreement between ASIC and the UK Financial Conduct Authority, which was signed just before Easter and was the first of its kind internationally.
04/11/2016
Why investors should not support Telstra's global expansion
The company is faced with a mature market in Australia, and apparently needs to find international sources of revenue.
04/11/2016
Invesco takes full ownership of Indian JV
The trustee company of the schemes will also be renamed as Invesco Trustee Private Limited.
04/10/2016
China Goes Prospecting for World’s Gold Mines
Hunt by Chinese companies for overseas deals could make China an even bigger player in the global gold market
04/10/2016
US faces ‘disastrous’ $3.4tn pension funding hole
Large pension shortfalls have already played a role in driving several US cities, including Detroit in Michigan and San Bernardino in California, to file for bankruptcy.
04/08/2016
India to seeks better business ties with Iran, UAE
Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s four-day trip to Iran and the UAE starting 9 April will focus on strengthening India’s energy security
04/08/2016
NPS to invest $860 mln in a basket of hedge funds
South Korea's National Pension Serviceplans to invest about 1 trillion won ($860 million) in a fund of hedge funds this year, the health ministry said on Friday.
04/07/2016
BlackRock considers launching currency-hedged global bond ETF in Tokyo
US asset manager BlackRock is considering launching an exchange traded fund on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that will allow Japanese investors facing negative yields at home exposure to international bonds without currency risks, a senior BlackRock executive.
04/07/2016
China's Anbang agrees to buy Allianz S.Korean life insurer - Korea Economic Daily
The paper said executives of Anbang, Allianz and Anbang-controlled Tongyang Life Insurance planned to visit South Korean financial regulators on Wednesday to present the agreed deal.