10/14/2014
Foreign bourses try to attract Indian firms to list overseas
Data from the World Federation of Exchanges shows overseas listings are yet to gain traction globally and in India
Alternative Investments
10/14/2014
Aviva Investors eyes new real estate markets
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
BNPP structured products platform wins Asia award
Asia Risk Awards 2014: Platform of the Year – Smart Derivatives
10/13/2014
China bank to sell yuan bonds first in S. Korea in non-resident capacity
The Chinese bank would become the first foreign lender to float yuan bonds here in the capacity of non-resident.
10/12/2014
Li supports offshore RMB market in Luxembourg
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
CIMB, RHB to Combine in $22.3 Billion Three-Way Merger
The idea to create a bigger banking group will enable the enlarged entity to widen its regional footprint
10/10/2014
Singapore Condo Builders Brace as $19 Billion Due: Asean Credit
Savills Plc predicts refinancing for homebuilders and REITs
10/09/2014
Clients demand more from fund administrators
New regulations like FATCA and AIFMD have created both opportunities and challenges for fund administrators
10/09/2014
Value Partners to launch active A-share fund in HK
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.
10/09/2014
L&T Infra Finance to launch realty fund
Will invest in infrastructure assets like power, roads, renewable energy
10/08/2014
Nearly 75% Australian fund managers missing targets
Price volatility will allow active managers to feel some sunlight after the long eclipse of the last half decade
10/08/2014
Lion Global eyes quota for RQFII fund trio
The firm became the sixth Singapore fund house to be awarded an RQFII licence. Its chief executive, Gerard Lee, outlines its plans and views on investor demand.
10/08/2014
Chinese investment has only just begun
A surge in Chinese investment in Australian property is only the first wave of the Asian superpower’s wealth, a major real estate agency and research group has claimed.
10/08/2014
NAB takes over £4bn London asset firm
NATIONAL Australia Bank, which has spent two years winding down and withdrawing from £5.6 billion of commercial property lending to UK businesses, has bought a London asset manager with £4bn invested in UK commercial property.
10/08/2014
Top-Performing China Hedge Fund Exceeds $1 Billion in Assets
The fund, managed by Greenwoods Asset Management Ltd. founder George Jiang, had $1.1 billion in assets at the end of August, said Joseph Zeng, Hong Kong (700) office head of the Shanghai-based company.
10/07/2014
Fund managers pull out of Hong Kong companies amid rising risk
The city's firms have been underperforming for months amid a rise in political risks threatening key sectors such as retail, tourism and property
10/07/2014
Pacific Island Nation Wins Round Against Hedge Fund
A tiny island in the Pacific Ocean has done what Argentina could not
10/07/2014
Bank of Singapore to boost alts capability
The private bank is moving to expand its offering in hedge funds and private equity, with a particular focus on the former, where it is not currently very active
10/07/2014
Australia's National Australia Bank acquires 75pct stake in Orchard Street
The move comes as a surprise as Melbourne-based NAB agreed to sell a 625-million-pound portfolio of mostly non-performing British commercial property loans to an affiliate of private equity firm Cerberus Global Investors in July.