10/30/2015
Cross Border Property Investment in Asia Highest on Record Since 2008
Rise of Asian Institutional Investors, Fund Managers Drives Market
Alternative Investments
10/29/2015
China’s Haitong bank to give Espirito Santo a new look
The strategy is to grow the global business along four lines - equity and debt capital markets, project finance, asset management and investment banking.
10/28/2015
Administrator buys Asia-Pacific hedge fund business
The sale to FundBPO marks Alter Domus' exit from hedge fund administration in Asia.
10/28/2015
Goldman Fund Buying Aussie Banks in Bullish Bet on Dividends
The biggest four lenders have added almost A$20 billion in capital this year
10/28/2015
Hedge fund newcomer Qato Capital's Ben Silluzio bets against BHP Billiton
Mr Silluzio arrived at this view on the basis of its "Q-Score"– its proprietary-named output of an algorithm he designed to rank and invest in companies.
10/28/2015
Managed Accounts Grow in Prominence in Japan
Fund wrap products offered by managed accounts are growing in popularity with Japanese investors
10/28/2015
Great American Insurance Group Launches Singapore Branch Office, First in Asia
GAIC Singapore to support and strengthen Singapore’s position as leading insurance hub
10/28/2015
Insurance companies could pump up global property
If these Chinese insurance companies would get to the 15% mark, they would be capable of putting $240 billion into the real estate market over the next 10, 15 or 20 years
10/27/2015
Pimco Says Asian Clients More Worried About Returns Than Fed
Returns are likely to be depressed since Asia won’t be immune to slowing global growth, which is set to be “low” in the coming years
10/27/2015
Australia's NAB agrees to sell insurance arm to Nippon Life for $1.7 billion - source
The deal for Australia's second-biggest insurer by market share comes as NAB, like its industry peers, looks to raise funds to boost its capital ratio under new, stricter rules imposed by regulators.
10/27/2015
Japanese lenders vie for Bank Panin stake
Japanese banks are looking for growth in Indonesia, the world's fourth-most-populous nation, to help counter an ageing population back home and declining lending profits.
10/27/2015
Iran buys shares of AIIB multinational bank
Iran’s membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is significant due to the fact that the bank is going to compete with the World Bank.
10/26/2015
ASX considers blockchain for clearing and settlement
The blockchain and similar decentralised ledgers use computers with advanced encryption
10/26/2015
Link Group IPO set to pop but investors eye risks to future growth
Link's Superpartners business makes money by clipping a flat fee
10/26/2015
Velu readies Rs 500cr early-stage fund
Storied healthcare entrepreneur G S K Velu is starting a family office with an initial corpus of Rs 500 crore for early-stage and growth capital investments.
10/26/2015
AMP raises $200m to boost capital base
The capital notes issue is part of the AMP group's ongoing funding and capital management strategy
10/26/2015
SinoPac to acquire brokerages
The company said it hopes to tap into the vast Asian markets by acquiring BEA Wealth Management Services and Tung Shing Holdings
10/26/2015
Fosun Launches P2P And Internet Finance Unit
The move marks Fosun's entry into the crowded world of P2P and Internet Finance start-ups in China, where at least dozens of newly established companies have received significant venture financing.
10/26/2015
General Atlantic to invest $173 mln in Indian wealth manager
IIFL Wealth plans to increase the number of its client-facing staff to 200 from 160 in the next couple of months
10/25/2015
Watching the new disruptors
DIsruption is coming to financial services, with a new wave, including robo-advice, threatening old ways once new themselves.