07/06/2015
East joins West in foreign financial investments here
China in the forefront as Asian banks seek a piece of the local pie
Alternative Investments
07/06/2015
Deadline looms for Investa offers
This week is shaping up as one of the biggest for Australian real estate investment trusts for some years, with fund managers claiming the decisions taken will set the sector’s course for some years.
07/06/2015
ASL online move hots up fee price war
A price war among local brokerage firms is flaring up again
07/06/2015
BT launches direct investment platform
It also found that the two biggest barriers to investing in shares were a lack of knowledge (47%) and a lack of spare cash (51%).
07/06/2015
Europeans, Middle East firms eye Philippines
The department initiated due diligence inspections of investment opportunities in the country, particularly in Cebu and Manila which potentially match their investment interest
07/06/2015
Manulife shelves $420 mln Singapore REIT IPO as markets swoon
The books for Manulife's REIT IPO were scheduled to close last Friday but demand did not materialise amidst the Greek crisis
07/06/2015
VCAP Asset Managers launches fund to invest in blue chips
VCAP Asset Manager's total asset under management is slightly over RM4 billion
07/06/2015
Oversubscribed Netccentric to raise $12.5m
Digital media and blogger advertising firm Netccentric will raise $12.5 million when it floats on the ASX today, well above the $10m it initially hoped to raise.
07/06/2015
China Huarong Files Listing Application for Hong Kong IPO of Up to $3 Billion -- Update
A listing application is the first step toward getting approval from the Hong Kong exchange for an IPO.
07/06/2015
KV Kamath reduces stake in ICICI Bank, sells more than half his holding
During the previous financial year, Kamath sold stocks worth about Rs 54 crore, according to ET calculations based on data in ICICI Bank's annual report.
07/06/2015
Shaw Stockbrocking rebrand ups adviser support
Our priority right now is to ensure we have the right mix of personnel and services for our clients
07/06/2015
Coinbase Positioned to Grow Bitcoin Presence in Australia after Investment by Westpac
Coinbase’s Series C funding round, participated in by Westpac, raised $75 million USD in January 2015, from large financial organizations and venture capital firms including Spanish bank BBVA and Fortune 500 financial services group USAA.
07/05/2015
China stock brokers set up $19 billion fund to stem market rout
The 21 brokers led by Citic Securities will invest the equivalent of 15% of their net assets as of the end of June, or no less than ¥120 billion in total
07/02/2015
China Minsheng Investment Corp opens Singapore unit
The Singapore unit will invest in companies in South-east Asia and North America, said Laurence Liao, chief executive of CM International Holding, adding that it already has at least one deal in the pipeline.
07/02/2015
Fired up over coal deal
As the newly crowned president director of Golden Energy and Resources, a subsidiary of the Sinar Mas conglomerate, Mr Fuganto Widjaja is leading the charge to wrest back control of Indonesian assets in a troubled venture.
07/02/2015
China fund association calls on managers to back market
As the government attempts to boost the stock market in various ways, China's fund industry association issues some supportive words of its own. But foreign analysts suggest the authorities will struggle to maintain the market's momentum
07/02/2015
Mint Asset Management Wins Active NZ Equity Mandate from NZSF
The other mandate in active New Zealand equities is with Devon Asset Management.
07/02/2015
Bank of China marks bond listing on Nasdaq Dubai
The two billion renminbi issuance was one of a tranche of bond issues made last month by Bank of China
07/02/2015
Challenger enters strategic partnership with Janus
The founders already had a relationship with Gross via PIMCO, and had been looking to further expand their US presence after establishing California offices in 2013.
07/02/2015
Apollo Global Management, Baring Asia frontrunners in race for Religare; deadline for final bids by month-end
The final bids were to be submitted on Tuesday but the deadline has now been pushed till the end of the month, said multiple sources aware of the ongoing negotiations.