09/23/2014
Malaysia and Singapore’s governments, competing for a share of bond issuance in a globalising Chinese yuan, are finding big-cat branding alone isn’t enough to challenge the dominance of Hong Kong.
09/23/2014
Mizuho decided to sell the stakes because of the Volcker Rule
09/22/2014
Investors have been betting the link will help narrow the pricing gap between the two exchanges.
09/19/2014
Malaysian asset managers move closer to passported funds
The CIS is the first of three competing fund passporting frameworks to go online in the region
09/19/2014
Nomura sets up private equity JV in Shenzhen
The partnership will seek to raise funds from high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) and institutional investors both locally and overseas
09/19/2014
China Opens Gold Market to Foreigners Amid Price Ambition
China, which overtook India as the biggest bullion buyer in 2013, wants to establish a benchmark price in Asia
09/19/2014
Launching a second fund is significantly simpler now that we're already here
09/19/2014
Pending licence approval, the international arm of China’s Harvest Fund Management is preparing to open a London office up early next year as a gateway to sell products in Europe.
09/19/2014
Gibraltar outlines appeal as fund domicile
The British territory’s financial services minister visited Hong Kong to promote its profile as a funds jurisdiction to niche Asian managers seeking access to the EU single market.
09/19/2014
Documents reveal Macquarie had an option to take a sizeable share of any sale proceeds from the now-failed van Eyk Blueprint fund management business.
09/19/2014
A KBC spokesperson declined comment, citing confidentiality, but said the bank would make a statement “if there was relevant news.” Antwerp Diamond Bank CEO Pierre De Bosscher and Yinren did not respond to requests for comment.
09/19/2014
The conference was jointly organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Institute of International Finance (IIF) on Sept. 17 and 18, under the theme of "Sustained Growth and Financial
09/19/2014
AIMA’s Council is elected every two years and is comprised of members from its three regions – the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.
09/19/2014
Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport Josephine Teo noted that total RMB deposits placed in Singapore at the end of June has exceeded a quarter trillion yuan
09/19/2014
As Japan’s life insurance market matures, many companies are looking overseas for opportunities to expand.
09/18/2014
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has issued a total of Rmb4bn ($650m) of renminbi-denominated bonds in Singapore and Taiwan, in the first case of cross-border collaboration between the two offshore markets for the Chinese currency.
09/18/2014
China's central bank provided 500 billion yuan ($81.4 billion) to five state-owned banks in an effort to boost corporate cash flows and prop up a sluggish economy.
09/18/2014
He will focus on governance issues and liaise with fellow directors on the board and company shareholders, while also contributing to the firm’s strategic thinking as a veteran with more than 25 years’ industry experience.
09/18/2014
Fund manager, AXA Investment Managers has launched what it describes as its first ever fully integrated ESG SmartBeta strategy in the Australian market.
09/18/2014
Publicly-listed insurer, ClearView Wealth Limited has begun a national roadshow to promote new inclusions in its suite of life advice products.