08/31/2014
Property buyers line up for large-scale asset sales
Investors are in standby mode for the next wave of big ticket deals, worth in the billions, as public and private trusts undertake strategic reviews of their portfolios.
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08/31/2014
China blacklists IPO investors
China sent shockwaves through the mainland IPO market last week, when it banned dozens of investors from participating in new listings for up to a year.
08/29/2014
China Focus: China's largest asset-management company targets IPO
The MOF will continue to support Huarong and work with the eight strategic investors for the development of the company
08/29/2014
Taiwan: Regulator to help insurers in Asian expansions
Taiwan: Regulator to help insurers in AsThe Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan has said it will help the country's insurers in their efforts to expand into other Asian countries by relaxing some regulatory obstaclespansions
08/29/2014
European centres vie for trade in Chinese currency
European companies are increasingly using the renminbi to settle trade with Chinese counterparts in a sign that Beijing's efforts to internationalise its currency are bearing fruit.
08/29/2014
SAFE Awards BlackRock US$500 Million QFII Quota
“The award complements BlackRock’s existing RQFII and QFII licences, as well as China investments, and is recognition by SAFE of our commitment to China.”
08/28/2014
New ASEAN investment framework an 'industry boost': Experts
Regional investors will be able to access more products, but cross-border investments do come with risks and challenges
08/28/2014
Japan mulls higher tax-free amount for NISA accounts
Authorities are also considering expanding the investment scheme to cover juveniles via a Child NISA
08/28/2014
Macquarie to sell $600m Veda stake
PEP, advised by Highbury Partnership, will retain a 30 per cent stake in Veda
08/27/2014
Hua Nan seeks custody for exotic Taiwan ETFs
The development of alternative ETFs in Taiwan has lagged behind the US, Europe and individual Asian countries
08/27/2014
OCBC in Talks With Thai Billionaire
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC) and its insurance subsidiary are in exclusive talks to sell their stakes in Singapore’s United Engineers Ltd. and its WBL Corp. unit to Thailand’s richest man.
08/27/2014
India Hedge Funds Are World’s Best Performer on ‘Modi, the Hero’
Hedge funds investing in India have become the world’s best performers this year on expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will revive Asia’s third-largest economy.
08/27/2014
British Nationals Send Powerful Message to Property Investors Across the World
UK, India and Pakistan top Dubai real estate investor list for start of 2014 as countdown begins for 13th edition of Cityscape Global
08/27/2014
Overseas Investors Line Up for London Office Buildings
Demand for the Gherkin, HSBC Tower Underscores City's Property Boom
08/26/2014
Disclosures behind Van Eyk funds may shed light
The Van Eyk Blueprint International Shares Fund is at the centre of this problem
08/26/2014
Centrepoint launches managed account offering
The rollout of Vmap follows the recent launch of a salaried advice licensee
08/26/2014
Global Wealth Partners aims for $300m IPO
The LIC will initially invest in four underlying funds managed by leading US based alternative investment managers that in turn predominantly invest in global equities.
08/26/2014
Asian Development Bank raises $50 million via offshore rupee-linked bonds
The rupee-denominated bonds would be settled in US dollars and would mature in August 2016
08/26/2014
The rise of the Asian superbroker
Global banks have had a tough time in the past five years. Soaring capital adequacy ratios and ballooning compliance costs have forced them to look carefully at their business models and cost bases.
08/26/2014
Sri Lankan central bank strikes deals to invest in India and China
Central Bank of Sri Lankan governor Ajith Cabraal signs agreements with Indian and Chinese counterparts in effort to ‘diversify reserves management’