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
Alternative Investments
05/04/2015
Royal Canadian Mint Wins First Contract with Bank Indonesia
The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to announce that it has been awarded its first ever contract with Bank Indonesia in Jakarta
05/04/2015
Hong Kong Exchange Fund Q1 investment income at HK$6.6 bln - HKMA
Hong Kong's Exchange Fund, which is used to back the Hong Kong dollar, posted an investment income of HK$6.6 billion ($851.5 million) in the first quarter of 2015
05/04/2015
Artificial intelligence is the next big thing for hedge funds seeking an edge
This as-yet nameless system processes huge swathes of financial and linguistic data to create unique investment strategies
05/04/2015
Japan planning initiative to boost infrastructure investment in Asia
The Abe administration is planning an initiative to promote investment in “quality infrastructure” in Asia
05/04/2015
Religare promoters Malvinder and Shivinder Singh seek to exit
The promoters have put their stake on block
05/03/2015
Mirae Asset strong in Asian funds
The fund invests in consumer product companies in Asia which is expected to benefit from rising consumption.
05/01/2015
YBR rumoured to be in merger talks with major non-bank
Yellow Brick Road could be on the path to a merger deal with a major non-bank lender
04/30/2015
'Multiples' plans to raise $200 million of its $600-million fund from India; aims value growth for family offices
The firm is also well on its way to raise another $ 200 million from domestic investors.
04/30/2015
Mutual fund talent in short supply amid equity boom
China's mutual funds are seeing an exodus of managers as more move into the private segment, lured by lucrative fees. In response, funds are setting up autonomous units to try to retain star managers.
04/30/2015
BMO ETF's Win Three Awards
The ETFI Asia and Asia Asset Management's ETF and Indexing Awards 2015 recognize the most outstanding firms, products and personalities from Asia's ETF and indexing industry over the last year.
04/30/2015
Luxembourg receives 50 billion RQFII quota
The People’s Bank of China granted Luxembourg a 50 billion renminbi ($8.1 billion) qualified foreign institutional investor quota
04/30/2015
Mutual fund talent in short supply amid equity boom
China's mutual funds are seeing an exodus of managers as more move into the private segment, lured by lucrative fees. In response, funds are setting up autonomous units to try to retain star managers
04/30/2015
China’s Taikang AM expands into mutual fund space
Taikang Asset Management has become the first fund management subsidiary of a mainland Chinese insurance firm to expand into the mutual fund space
04/30/2015
JLL to launch investment arm in India
LaSalle Investment Management, among the world's top five real estate investors and a unit of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), is entering India
04/30/2015
DIFC seeks to boost trade ties at ‘Dubai Week in China’
In a bid to strengthen the long-standing bilateral trade partnership between Dubai and China, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial and business gateway between the Middle East, Africa and Asia, is set to mark an emphatic participatio
04/29/2015
Mutual funds try out new incentives to keep star distributors happy
Offer training & networking trips at home and abroad, but many prefer cash prizes, exotic junkets Mutual funds are trying out new ways to keep star distributors interested in pushing their products following the industry's decision to cap upfront
04/29/2015
Quantum AMC launches Quantum Dynamic Bond Fund
Quantum Asset Management Company launched an open-ended debt fund named Quantum Dynamic Bond Fund.
04/29/2015
IKON Group awarded Best Forex Broker in Europe 2015
The 5th Annual IAIR Awards® took place on 10th March 2015 in Hong Kong, preceded by a conference entitled “Asia CEO Summit”
04/29/2015
China just made a $2 billion move in an oil-rich west African nation
The agreement was signed on Tuesday following a meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Equatorial Guinea President Teodor Obiang Nguema, marking the latest Chinese investment in the continent and its resources.