07/08/2013
Singapore banks to roll out more RMB
Island country could play key role in currency's expansion
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07/07/2013
Fidelity set to expand Australian presence
New Fidelity country head Michael Bargholz has confirmed plans to expand Fidelity's investment capability in Australia with a number of new products.
07/07/2013
SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched an international equities exchange traded fund (ETF) for Australian investors.
07/07/2013
GFIA's June insights report a future for best of boutique Asian hedge fund managers
GFIA's June insights show a glimmer of increased confidence in the opportunities out there for boutique Asian hedge funds.
07/07/2013
Bangkok Bank receives "Thailand’s Best Bond House 2013" from FinanceAsia
Bangkok Bank was chosen as Thailand’s Best Bond House by "FinanceAsia"
07/07/2013
BNP Paribas Cardif accelerates Asian expansion through joint venture with China's Bank of Beijing
BNP Paribas Cardif enters the Chinese insurance market
07/05/2013
New Century REIT raises $87 mln in trimmed IPO-IFR
Carlyle-backed New Century Real Estate Investment Trust has raised HK$676 million ($87.2 million)
07/04/2013
Tyndall launches institutional product
The new institutional product used the same strategy as the Tyndall Australian Share Concentrated Fund
07/04/2013
ICBC in talks with S'pore banks to develop yuan products
To move the process along, it said there needs to be a wider range of offshore yuan-denominated investment products
07/03/2013
The fund firm most heavily invested in Asia
State Street Global Advisors is the only fund house globally with more than $300 billion invested in Asia Pacific, with the firm reshaping its regional capabilities as a priority.
07/03/2013
Structured product market in a spot over RBI regulation
We had plans to come out with a structured product issuance, but shelved the same following the RBI’s notification.
07/02/2013
Australia’s AMP, China Life to Launch Mutual Fund in China
AMP becomes the latest foreign player to seek a role in China’s burgeoning financial markets.
07/02/2013
Kingsoft brings first Asian CB in six weeks
The deal was well received by both hedge funds and outright investors thanks to a decent coupon and a stock lending facility.
07/02/2013
UOB ends fund management joint venture in Malaysia
Following the merger of the investment banking arm of the OSK group into the RHB group
07/01/2013
ICICI shops in Tokyo for lower costs after dim sum
ICICI Bank is applying to sell bonds in Japanese yen less than a month after an issue in yuan
07/01/2013
CIMB-Principal Asset Management is Asia's Fund House of the Year
This prestigious award is granted to the best overall fund house headquartered in Asia Pacific,
07/01/2013
Malaysia still a preferred equity destination for global investors
Global wealth had been tilted in favour of Asia, buoyed by sustained optimism of the region's growth prospects Read more: Malaysia still a preferred equity destination for global investors
06/30/2013
Ironbark acquires Deutsche AM Australia
Ironbark Asset Management has acquired Deutsche Asset Management Australia Limited (DAMAL)
06/30/2013
BlackRock launches first Asia equities fund for UK investors
The BlackRock Asia Fund is designed to replicate the successful investment strategy of the offshore BGF Asian Dragon Fund,
06/27/2013
GFIA’s June insights report a future for best of boutique Asian hedge fund managers
"At an aggregate level, it’s still a very tough world out there.