08/03/2015
Market fading, luxury brands seek rent cuts in Hong Kong
Luxury companies including Kering SA are demanding lower Hong Kong store rents to reflect the island city’s waning appeal with wealthy Chinese shoppers.
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08/03/2015
Manchester City buy out wealthy Melbourne City investors
The quartet previously owned 20 per cent of Melbourne City under the terms of the deal struck in January 2013 as part of Manchester City's push to own several teams around the world.
08/03/2015
Alternatives medicine
Inflation protection is no longer the sole focus of Asian pension funds.
08/03/2015
Hugh Hendry stops betting on Armageddon
Hugh Hendry is the founder and chief investment officer of Eclectica Asset Management, the hedge fund manager.
08/03/2015
Special report, funds: out of complexity...
A cross-border team advised existing client IFC and new client Shell
08/03/2015
Are platform becoming proxy advisers?
However it is a model that works and the barriers to entry are not entirely negative.
08/03/2015
Golden Gate Ventures raises $69m war chest
Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures has raised a US$50 million S$69 million war chest to invest in e-commerce, e-payments and other start-ups.
08/03/2015
Brokerage China Merchants Securities Seeks Hong Kong IPO
Firm is China’s sixth-largest brokerage by assets
08/03/2015
US hedge fund says China account suspended amid market probe
Securities regulators launched an investigation into automated trading and restricted 24 stock accounts suspected of influencing stock prices but did not name names.
07/31/2015
KAF Investment Bank buys 76% of KAF Seagroatt
The company believes that KAF-Seagroatt & Campbell’s consolidation under KAFIB will enable the company to be a more diversified financial services group
07/31/2015
Singapore adds to covered bond universe
DBS Bank has propelled Singapore into the global ranks of covered bond issuers following the completion of a debut $1 billion issue from its newly established $10 billion covered bond programme.
07/31/2015
CITIC Securities named top securities asset management house in China
CITIC Securities, the majority shareholder of conventional asset management giant China Asset Management Crop (China AMC), topped its securities counterparts with the substantial growth of its third party asset management business.
07/30/2015
Singapore reaches out for financial industry advice
As Hong Kong develops strong market links with China, Singapore's new financial centre advisory panel hopes to chart strategies for the Lion City's own future.
07/30/2015
Taiwan 'on way to becoming Asia-Pacific asset management hub'
Taiwan issued licenses Wednesday to 14 insurance companies operating here to run offshore insurance units
07/30/2015
Seymour Group in residential JV with listed Asian company
Seymour Group — owned by wealthy Queensland developer and investor Kevin Seymour — has refocused on the residential market with about $700 million worth of apartment projects in the pipeline and a new joint venture with a listed Asian company.
07/30/2015
New China pension fund mandates tipped to total $322bn
Chinese asset managers are tipped for 20 new mandates under the national public pension fund reform which is set to be announced soon, while 30% of the investments are expected to be in equity assets.
07/29/2015
IFR Asia Green Bonds Roundtable 2015: Sowing the seeds for Asia’s future
China is ramping up efforts to introduce a framework for Green financing that will include Green bonds as one of its key components.
07/29/2015
Broadline Leads $35M Series C In China Rapid Finance
An unnamed private equity firm, a family office and other investors also participated in the round, which valued the company at US$1 billion before the current funding.
07/29/2015
Top Asset Manager Awards Private Equity Fund Administration Contract To Asia Pacific Brokerage Services
The company focusing is focusing primarily on late-stage control buy-outs, growth capital, real estate development and credit business.
07/29/2015
Legg Mason to acquire Sydney-based boutique
The deal – which calls for an upfront cash payment of A$112 million and earn-outs of up to A$42 million over a three year period - should close by the end of November, said a Treasury Group/Northern Lights' news release.