05/11/2015
European Fund for Strategic Investment seeks funds in Asia
The European Union is looking for Asian capital to invest in the European Fund for Strategic Investment.
Alternative Investments
05/11/2015
Barrett’s AZ NGA takes stake in Eureka Whittaker McNaught
Barrett announced at the time that AZ NGA had been established with the purpose of consolidating financial planning businesses who provide wealth management services to local retail, high net worth and institutional clients.
05/11/2015
Infocus launches managed account service
Non-institutional dealer group Infocus Wealth Management has struck an agreement with Praemium to develop a managed accounts solution for its advisers.
05/10/2015
Canadian CEOs pledge investments in PH after Aquino visit
It’s geared toward the eventual elimination of barriers on the certification, recognition, and matching of skills and qualifications of Filipinos.
05/10/2015
Why China Is Ready to Let Wall Street Firms Invade Its Markets
Two decades after Morgan Stanley became the first foreign firm to form a joint venture on the mainland, about 98 percent of revenues in China flow to local investment banks, industry data show.
05/10/2015
Keppel premarkets infrastructure trust equity deal
The last major deal from the Lion City involved another Keppel asset; the initial public offering of data centre manager Keppel DC Reit at the end of last year.
05/08/2015
Hutchison to sell one-third stake in UK mobile unit for $4.3 billion
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd said it plans to sell a one-third stake in its British mobile phone business for $4.3 billion to five investors
05/08/2015
Employees Provident Fund owned MBSB targets KFH Malaysia for merger
Malaysia Building Society Bhd is understood to be eyeing Kuwait Finance House Bhd (KFH Malaysia) as an option for a merger exercise
05/08/2015
Hong Kong Monetary Authority racks up HK$85.9 billion in forex losses over 15 months
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority needs to improve its foreign exchange trading strategies after racking up a grand total of HK$85.9 billion in forex losses over the past 15 months.
05/08/2015
UK group to step up international push with Asian Income fund launch
Liontrust Asset Management is planning to launch an offshore version of its Asian Income fund in a continued bid to appeal to European investors
05/08/2015
Vietnam's tallest building offered for sale at $770 million
Colliers International is in charge of selling the building, which is estimated to have a total value of more than $1 billion.
05/06/2015
Major Philippine Bank Increases Bridge Finance Facility for the ThomasLloyd Solar Portfolio to PHP 1.5 Billion
The Bank of the Philippines will be providing San Carlos Solar Energy Inc. , the Philippine solar holding company owned by the ThomasLloyd SICAV-SIF-Cleantech Infrastructure Fund, with a third instalment, representing an additional PHP 500 million (c.US$
05/06/2015
BNP Paribas launches new solution
Major custodian, BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched a new offering - an Asset and Liability Investment Analytics solution which it says is aimed at supporting liability-driven investment strategies.
05/06/2015
Investec gives cheer to Pernod in China
Investec has delivered an upbeat assessment of Pernod Ricard's long-term prospects in China
05/06/2015
Islands of Islamic finance
The Government of the Maldives is geared towards developing the newest Islamic banking hub
05/05/2015
SkyBridge Capital Opens Office in Seoul, South Korea
SkyBridge Capital , a global alternative investment firm with approximately $13 billion in assets under management and advisement as of February 28, 2015, today announced it has opened an office in Seoul, South Korea
05/04/2015
Hong Kong bourse mulls bigger trading capacity
The increased trading volume in Hong Kong has recently sent the bourse’s operating firm’s share price to a record high
05/04/2015
Number of new BO accounts on rise
As there is no risk in the primary market, the investors showed interest in the primary market
05/04/2015
Western Asset chief keen to see rising US rates
The fixed income specialist's CEO James Hirschmann says he would welcome a rising interest rate environment. He also predicts where the biggest fixedincome flows will be heading and speaks out on Pimco.
05/04/2015
Value investor Parag Parikh dies in a car crash in US
The CEO of the PPFAS AMC was at Omaha, Nebraska, to attend Warren Buffett’s talk as part of Berkshire Hathaway’s 2015 annual meeting