04/10/2014
Bitcoin firms dumped by National Australia Bank as 'too risky'
The National Australia Bank is severing ties to digital currencies, saying they are too risky.
Alternative Investments
04/09/2014
Billionaire industrialist vies for 33% in India's largest winemaker
Founder of Max Healthcare has placed a bid to acquire 33% stake in India's largest winemaker Nashik Vintners, parent of the Sula brand.
04/09/2014
Pakistan : UBL Fund Managers launches Al Ameen Funds
The initiative is aimed at providing diverse Shariah-compliant investment solutions to investors.
04/09/2014
AFA investment in BRJ China Credit Fund
The BRJ China Private Credit Fund Limited was launched in August 2013
04/09/2014
Temasek Commences Private Equity Portfolio Astrea II
Singapore’s Temasek Holdings has pushed out Astrea II, a platform that has interests in 36 private equity funds.
04/09/2014
OCBC sells largest Basel III bond in Asia ex-Japan
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation sold a $1 billion 10.5-year Basel III-compliant Tier 2 bond on Tuesday, illustrating the Singapore bank’s ongoing push to boost its capital in order to fund its growth and replenish maturing old-style subordinated
04/09/2014
S’pore developer eyes Mideast investors for its $1bn project
Singapore-based property developer Oxley Holdings is planning a new mix-used development in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur that is supposed to change the city’s skyline due to its futuristic appearance and location close to the iconic Petrona
04/08/2014
China 'dim sum' bonds mark record quarter in Hong Kong
The offshore yuan market for Chinese debt in Hong Kong posted a record quarter in terms of volumes sold
04/08/2014
Japan’s GPIF Appoints Smart Beta Managers
The $1.3 trillion fund has shaken up its equities management amid pressure to obtain higher returns.
04/08/2014
China to allow M&A in insurance industry for the first time
The rules will allow weaker players to be absorbed by stronger firms, according to a statement published on the China Insurance Regulatory Commission's website and dated last Friday.
04/08/2014
POSH, part of the empire of Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok, draws two IPO investors
POSH operates a fleet serving offshore oilfields in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
04/08/2014
SSFS awards $90M emerging markets mandate
The portfolio was funded in March 2014
04/08/2014
J.P. Morgan AM launches second renminbi share class
The fund is designed to maximize income opportunities from a broad range of asset classes including high yield bonds, emerging market bonds, convertible bonds, global equities, emerging market equities and real estate investment trusts, and aims to provid
04/08/2014
Australia’s AMP Capital offers two funds on new UCITS platform
Australian fund house AMP Capital has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform with two new funds catering to UK and European institutional investors.
04/07/2014
Perpetual sells New Zealand asset for $63m
Investment management firm Perpetual has agreed to sell The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company for $63.3m, having acquired its parent company last year.
04/07/2014
AMP launches infrastructure and real estate UCITS platform
The platform was made available after demand from global institutional clients for pooled fund exposure to these capabilities and there are plans to expand into other jurisdictions in Europe and Asia.
04/06/2014
Indians can Now Import Diamonds From Anyone
A recent decision by the Reserve Bank of India that went into effect on Monday permits Indian diamond traders and manufacturers to import diamonds from any mine, not only from the handful of sources they were restricted to in the past.
04/04/2014
BNP Paribas launches short duration RMB bond fund
The fund has a target duration of under three years and aims to offer investors an annual yield of around 4.5%.
04/04/2014
Siam Commercial Bank bond issue success
The sale was 6.4 times oversubscribed with strong support from Asia, Europe and the United States.
04/04/2014
Japan's Kokusai Asset fund knocked from top spot by Fidelity
A global bond fund of Japan's Kokusai Asset Management, which has reigned as the top mutual fund in the country for more than 12 year