09/18/2012
NAB to make muscle felt in online share trading
National Australia Bank is looking to take on its bigger rivals.
Alternative Investments
09/18/2012
Australian Hedge Fund Industry Tops A$42 Billion
Institutional investors Down Under flock to the sector.
09/18/2012
Schroder buys 25% stake in Axis Mutual Fund
The transaction provides Axis AMC access to Schroders’ global distribution network
09/18/2012
Handelsbanken: a Nordic first in Australia
Handelsbanken is opening a branch in Sydney, Australia, thus becoming the only Nordic full-service bank in the world's sixth largest country.
09/18/2012
Mergers & acquisitions of Southeast Asian firms may gain pace
Mergers and acquisitions of Southeast Asian companies may gain pace this year.
09/16/2012
Bank Muscat named best retail banker of year in Asia
"The bank draws on its expertise to provide customers with the best banking products and services."
09/16/2012
India’s booming real estate market beckons expats in Singapore
Realtors bring in their best as two-day India Property show opens in City State
09/13/2012
Maybank a potential buyer of 33pc stake in Bank of Ayudhya
Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has emerged as one of the potential buyers of Bank of Ayudhya pcl (BoA), Thailand's fifth-largest lender.
09/12/2012
Asian hedge funds need to rise to corporate governance challenge
According to research carried out by the Carne Group, institutional investors rated the overall standard of governance on the boards of funds being managed from Asia as only 5/10 on average, compared with 7/10 for European funds.
09/12/2012
Aviva exits China funds sector
Aviva ended this month a five-year effort to win a fund license in China as it quit a planned asset management venture with Central China Securities Co, the source who had direct knowledge of the deal said.
09/11/2012
China-Canada bank merger hint at Nexen deal
Bank of Guangzhou takeover pending as Canada ponders response to Cnooc
09/11/2012
AIA leads race for ING's $2 bln worth SE Asia insurance units-sources
AIA and ING in advanced talks but not in exclusive talks yet -sources
09/11/2012
HSBC seeks to boost its presence in Singapore
HSBC Singapore currently has nine branches and over 10 locations providing self-service terminals.
09/10/2012
HSBC to sell its banking business in Pakistan
The British lender said the sale, which it expects to complete in the final quarter of the year, represented further progress in its strategy to shed non-core assets to slash group costs.
09/10/2012
Mandiri to expand brokerage business in Singapore
Bank Mandiri finance director Pahala N. Mansury said in Jakarta on Monday that the bank would allocate about US$4 million to expand Mandiri Sekuritas, which was already operating in Singapore under a limited license.
09/10/2012
J.P. Morgan wins custodial services mandate
Mosaic is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX - listed wealth manager SFG Australia, with which WSS has held a similar mandate with since 2011.
09/10/2012
Lazard consolidates Sydney foothold
"We now have the opportunity to offer our clients access to Lazard's powerful network of outstanding financial advisory bankers and key decision-makers around the world," said O'Sullivan a former London-based managing director of Bank
09/10/2012
FTSE Group partners with Shenzhen Stock Exchange to develop new China A-Share index range
FTSE Group, a leading global index provider, and Shenzhen Securities Information, a subsidiary of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, have signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the development of new indices for the China capital markets.
09/09/2012
Australian fund manager gains Singapore registration
On the currency front, the fund offers hedged share classes in euros, US dollars and sterling, as well as non-hedged Australian dollar investments.
09/09/2012
New Chinese Collector Coin Series Highlights Bronze Antiquities
The Chinese bronzes exquisitely represent superior technology and culture of the Qin Dynasty, rated as the highest example of artistic value around the world.