04/02/2015
HKUST Business School and CAIA announce academic partnership
Under the partnership, students in the HKUST’s Business School will have access to the CAIA Association's curriculum and events
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04/01/2015
Baring PE Asia closes first real estate fund
Baring Private Equity Asia's property fund will focus on Korea, the Philippines and Malaysia. The new fund illustrates investor caution as well as a desire amongst others to profit from Asia's property opportunities.
04/01/2015
Singapore based asset manager launches RQFII funds to tap Ashare market
The asset manager has used its Rmb1 billion RQFII quota to launch three Chinafocused funds in Singapore. The funds focus on either A shares, fixed income, or a combination of the two
04/01/2015
Frontier markets make their case for foreign funding
As frontier countries increasingly target foreign direct investment and offer similar financial incentives, their need to advertise other economic attractions has been highlighted at a conference in Hong Kong
04/01/2015
BLS plans to launch more fund products
Bualuang Securities plans to roll out more fund management products in a few months to counter fiercer competition in the shrinking stock market.
04/01/2015
SBI to sell up to 10% in life insurance arm
State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to divest up to 10 per cent stake in its life insurance arm SBI Life
04/01/2015
UOB Asset Management launches United Target Income Bond Fund
Meanwhile, Ling expects the demand from Asian bonds to boost due to quantitative easing measures in Europe
03/31/2015
HK hedge funds' AUM surges to alltime high
New survey by city's securities regulator highlights hedge funds' shift to equityfocused strategies and a greater focus on China. And investors in Hong Kong and the Americas are rising in importance for funding.
03/31/2015
Managers call for expansion of Ucits investor base
Reform of Ucits rules in Europe would allow more sales of direct lending and other credit products to Asia investors
03/31/2015
RWC Nissay Japan Focus raises $40m at launch
RWC also confirms the newly launched fund will be registered in the major European jurisdictions with the appropriate tax requirements.
03/31/2015
MYOB eyes AU$2.3b valuation after filing for IPO
Summary:Australian cloud accounting software provider MYOB is moving to return to public ownership after almost six years in private hands, on Tuesday filing its prospectus for an IPO on the ASX.
03/31/2015
Germany Vows to Uphold its Status as the Preferred Destination for Offshore Chinese Trading
A new partnership between Chinese banking giant, China Construction Bank, and German trading venue, Deutsche Borse, strengthens ties between the two nations as they develop trade and commerce
03/31/2015
BlackRock clarifies it has accepted Keppel Corp's offer
BT had earlier reported that market watchers believed BlackRock's sale of the 37.3 million Keppel Land shares at S$4.38 to be its tendering of its acceptances, despite some slight discrepancy in the numbers when tallied.
03/31/2015
This new Singapore fund wants to hatch fintech and B2B startups
A new venture capital fund called Hatcher has launched, and it is targeting to raise US$100 million. It’s well on its way there. The Singapore and Dubai-based “venture builder platform” focuses on startups in the fintech and B2B space.
03/30/2015
Asian investors must embrace multi-asset solutions
Manulife Asset Management believes multi-asset solutions, which the firm now offers in most of its Asian operations, are a powerful tool for addressing the need for asset allocation among Asian households.
03/30/2015
CTBC targets growth of insurance general assets
At the same time, the company hopes to lower the proportion of assets of its banking business to around 70 percent of the total from its current position of more than 90 percent, CTBC Financial president Daniel Wu said.
03/30/2015
ICICI Bank to repatriate further capital from UK and Canada subsidiaries
ICICI Bank Canada and ICICI Bank UK had capital adequacy ratios of 33.2% and 21.8% respectively on 31 December 2014
03/30/2015
Piramal Fund Management offers Rs 1200 crore in financing for Omkar project
The project, comprising three high-rise towers spread over 9 acres
03/30/2015
Taiwan to apply to join China-led infrastructure bank
It was not immediately clear if the island could actually join the AIIB, since China has long opposed allowing Taiwan to join any international organisations that appear to confer sovereignty upon it.
03/29/2015
Everbright Ashmore Named Number one of Top 10 Funds
It evaluates objectively the current development conditions of real estate funds from various dimensions, which includes fund management scale, number of funds issued and risk management capability.