08/23/2015
Beijing expands market access for HK, Macau brokers
The Hong Kong and Macau brokerages will be able to own up a 51% stake of the JVs, a move that grants them controlling interest and a bigger say in the way the firms are run.
Alternative Investments
08/23/2015
China QDII fund on verge of going bust
The Beijing-based JV announced that it would invite the fund’s unitholders to vote from September 7 to 20 on a proposal to shut down the QDII fund.
08/23/2015
Luxembourg investors buy Canterbury land
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has approved the sale of a mid-Canterbury property to a Luxembourg-based investment fund.
08/21/2015
UAE’s $75bn infrastructure fund comes at the right time for India
Investment of this magnitude is much needed and will ultimately improve the prospects and living standards for millions of people.
08/21/2015
Nomura publishes Nomura Japan Consecutively Increased Dividend Stock Index
The index is designed for concentrated investment in the consecutively increased dividend stocks by restricting the number of constituents, where the individual stock weight is capped to avoid excessively investing in specific stocks.
08/20/2015
China investment firm spends 20 billion yuan boosting stakes in domestic banks
This comes after more than a dozen mainland companies on Wednesday flocked to declare votes of confidence from the state rescuers Central Huijin and China Securities Finance Corp by disclosing their shareholding or increase of shareholding.
08/20/2015
Bank Permata readies Indonesia's first offshore Basel III bonds
The bonds are expected to score a Ba3 rating from Moody's and will be denominated in US dollars and in a Reg S format.
08/19/2015
Ex-Azentus Partner to Start Hedge Fund Zaaba Backed by HS Group
The hedge fund can allocate a significant amount of capital outside the traditional regional hedge fund strongholds
08/19/2015
Infocus fund manager first to invest in new fund
This recognises the differentiation that an unconstrained fixed income fund with a focus on absolute returns can provide for investors seeking diversification and predictable returns.
08/19/2015
Lulu Plans to Enter Banking Sector
With the changing scenario in the remittance business, exchange houses must diversify services to remain relevant to customers
08/19/2015
China pumps $17 billion into banks for economic boost
The PBoC encouraged banks to use the funds to support small companies, agriculture and "weak links" in the economy
08/18/2015
INDIA: Focussed platform for UAE in the offing?
Modi assured investors on Monday that he will send commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman to resolve the problems being faced by them while investing in India.
08/18/2015
Robertson’s Tiger to Invest Startup Capital in China Fund Yulan
A number of prominent executives worked under Robertson at Tiger before going on to form their own hedge funds.
08/18/2015
Strategies to navigate market uncertainties
You need a diverse range of strategies to navigate the uncertainty,” Mackay said during an interview while in Australia for the Portfolio Construction Forum.
08/17/2015
Foreign buyers aren't ruining world's great cities
Despite those crazy prices and a generally development-unfriendly political environment, the city's population hit an all-time high of 852,469 in 2014.
08/17/2015
MFs fear large-scale investor exit on yuan devaluation
Yuan fall will further increase dumping of Chinese steel and textiles
08/17/2015
ArthVeda launches $250 million real estate fund focussed on India
Offering GCC investors an opportunity to reap dividends from India’s mid-income residential real estate growth, global asset management firm ArthVeda Fund Management today launched STAR Fund II with a corpus of $250 million.
08/17/2015
Activist Hedge Funds Targeting Asian Companies
More Asian enterprises are surrendering to them, too.
08/17/2015
Soros fund reduces stakes in Chinese internet giants
The fund, which now only invests for George Soros, his family and his foundation, announced on August 4 that chief investment officer Scott Bessent would exit at the end of this year to start his own hedge-fund firm.
08/14/2015
SITA to facilitate investments in East African countries
The approximate investment of these projects was expected to be $18 million.