10/17/2014
Singapore’s UOB targets Dubai in futures push
United Overseas Bank, Singapore’s third-largest bank by assets, has become the first bank in the Asian city-state to expand its futures business to the Middle East, with plans to become a clearing member of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange.
10/16/2014
AIA Group Ltd. (1288) and MetLife Inc. (MET) are among companies weighing bids for National Australia Bank Ltd. (NAB)’s life insurance unit, which may fetch as much as A$1.5 billion ($1.3 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said.
10/16/2014
Grand Canal Land this week unveiled plans to erect the tallest building in the ASEAN region with the ‘Super Tower’ project in Bangkok’s new Grand Rama 9 central business district.
10/15/2014
Prudential Plc also struck an agreement this year with Standard Chartered, agreeing to pay $1.25 billion in fees, to extend its current agreement for 15 years.
10/15/2014
Augentius, a London-based independent private equity and real estate administrator, has expanded its offices in Hong Kong.
10/15/2014
The Chinese bank would become the first foreign lender to float yuan bonds there in the capacity of non-resident.
10/15/2014
The Australian government said on Wednesday it had raised A$7 billion, double what it had expected, in a new issue of 23-year debt, as investors flocked to the country's longest standard bond on issue.
10/14/2014
Only bonds have seen a bit of a pick-up, but even then we are hovering around to slightly below average
10/14/2014
We look forward to feedback from investors and industry practitioners on the proposals to further strengthen our REIT market
10/14/2014
The fund managers running the X- trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management are facing a problem their rivals would love to have. They’re luring too much money.
10/14/2014
Data from the World Federation of Exchanges shows overseas listings are yet to gain traction globally and in India
10/14/2014
The firm singles out Indonesia as an example of a relatively closed market that offers diversification potential amid nervousness over the consequences of Fed tapering.
10/13/2014
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Platform of the Year – Smart Derivatives
10/13/2014
The Chinese bank would become the first foreign lender to float yuan bonds here in the capacity of non-resident.
10/12/2014
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Saturday that China supports the establishment of an offshore RMB market in Luxembourg, and the use of national currencies in the two-way trade and investment.
10/10/2014
The idea to create a bigger banking group will enable the enlarged entity to widen its regional footprint
10/10/2014
Savills Plc predicts refinancing for homebuilders and REITs
10/09/2014
New regulations like FATCA and AIFMD have created both opportunities and challenges for fund administrators
10/09/2014
It plans to introduce only the city’s second actively managed A-share product in the next two weeks despite challenges for value-investing in momentum-driven mainland stocks.
10/09/2014
414-year-old British trading company to go global again
The 414-year-old British trading company that became known as “the world’s first multinational” has unveiled plans to go global again with backing of up to £100 million.