02/06/2015
PH expected to embrace renminbi, says HSBC
RMB Dislodging Yen as 4th Most widely Used Currency In the World
Alternative Investments
02/06/2015
Hong Kong manager Ortus prepared for launch of Forex hedge fund
Hong Kong based Ortus Capital Management is preparing to launch a new fund in March
02/06/2015
Indonesian offshore players still eyeing expansion but see challenges ahead
Indonesian offshore companies are maintaining expansion plans this year
02/05/2015
India to remain investors’ choice despite hike in remittances
“The current signals strongly favour investment into Indian real estate, so we are not going to see an exuberant flight of capital.”
02/04/2015
Wave of hedge fund closures tipped
In an increasingly tough environment for hedge funds, more firms are tipped to return money to investors, with some seen as likely to convert to family offices.
02/04/2015
AIA, Pru among bidders for DBS's $1.5 bln distribution deal
DBS is keen to partner with just one insurer for all the Asian markets it operates in
02/04/2015
New Singapore Activist Hedge Fund Seeks to Shake Up Companies
Roland Thng is seeking to shake up Singapore’s staid corporate landscape, setting up a new hedge fund focused exclusively on influencing the way locally listed companies are run.
02/04/2015
GAM launches India equity fund
GAM has unveiled an India equity fund which will be run by Mumbai-based investment adviser New Horizon
02/04/2015
New structured products aim to cash in on monetary easing
Capital-protected products debut amid soft interest rate outlook
02/04/2015
Offshore yuan bond issuance in HK seen shrinking for first time
Offshore yuan bond issues are set to fall this year for the first time since the Hong Kong market began in 2007 as funding costs have become more expensive than in mainland China.
02/04/2015
GE finance breaks down Japan barriers
One of the barriers to foreign developers in the lucrative Japanese PV market has been broken thanks to the efforts of US industrial giant GE and others.
02/03/2015
China grants further $2.4 billion in QFII quotas
SAFE had granted a total of 304.5 billion RMB in RQFII
02/03/2015
China’s NSSF returns 11.43%
NSSF allocates around 13% to alternative investments such as private equity
02/03/2015
The top fund firms by Asia-Pacific AUM: 76-100
AsianInvestor's 2014 ranking of fund houses by assets sourced from Asia Pacific indicates a slowing in overall asset growth, but a pickup in pace among firms headquartered in the region.
02/03/2015
New QDIE managers set out product plans
A total of four firms have now won approval under Shenzhen's qualified domestic investment enterprise scheme, under which local asset managers can sell overseas alternative funds.
02/03/2015
AMP Capital realigns Infrastructure Equity business to meet changing client needs
AMP Capital has announced changes to the Global Infrastructure Equity team to support the business’s next phase of growth, international expansion and the needs of an increasingly global client base.
02/03/2015
Hang Seng Bank Said to Weigh Industrial Bank Stake Sale
Hang Seng Bank Ltd., the Hong Kong lender controlled by HSBC Holdings Plc, is considering selling its 10.9 percent stake in China’s Industrial Bank Co
02/03/2015
Investa sale process gains momentum as bankers test Asian interest
Bankers test Asian interest in Investa
02/03/2015
HKMA laments fund woes
Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Norman Chan Tak-lam said the de facto central bank will adjust the mix of foreign currencies and bond maturities for the Exchange Fund.
02/03/2015
UK’s Man Group secures investment into QDLP fund
UK-based alternative investments and hedge fund manager Man Group has become one of the first foreign entities to secure a significant investment into its Qualified Domestic Limited Partner (QDLP) fund,