02/12/2013
This partnership allows us to expand the reach of our investment products, especially in Hong Kong which is the centre of Asian commerce and the international gateway to China," said Alan Durrant
02/11/2013
First State EM team seeds global best ideas fund
It has brought UK investors some of the best-performing emerging market vehicles available.
02/11/2013
K-Sec seeks to dethrone No.1 Maybank
Plan is to tap KBank's online customer base
02/10/2013
National Investment Trust Limited has declared financial results
02/10/2013
FUND manager Perpetual has continued its drive to reduce costs with the sale of its loan servicing business to AMAL Asset Management. Sydney-based AMAL Asset said the deal meant it would acquire contracts worth around $1.3 billion - including more than 1
02/10/2013
It added that new entrants are expected to focus on ultra high net worth investors, family offices and their own friends as money from institutional investors is hard to come by these days.
02/07/2013
MAS said that it would work closely with PBC and ICBC to implement the RMB clearing arrangement in Singapore.
02/07/2013
The Securities Association of China said in December it won regulatory approval for a trial over-the-counter trading program for products designed by local securities companies.
02/06/2013
The first deal to be completed under a joint credit programme set up last year.
02/06/2013
“This development has been prompted by the rise of private banking in Asia and the consolidation of wealth management in a few key centres."
02/05/2013
Fixed income investment management firm obtains QFII license in China
By establishing the QFII program in 2002, China began the process of opening its capital markets to foreign investors. In 2012
02/05/2013
The Templeton Asian Bond Fund is a Malaysia-domiciled fund that invests in a full-range of fixed income instruments.
02/05/2013
Taiwan's central bank said onshore banks will start taking yuan deposits Wednesday, as part of a direct yuan-clearing system between Beijing and Taipei that was formally established late January.
02/04/2013
The lender last issued bonds in Australia in July 2011.
02/04/2013
Hong Kong Debt Adds to Home Risks as Cooling Steps Eyed
Hong Kong monetary chief Norman Chan said more measures are possible to cool the city’s housing market as elevated household debt adds to risks from property- price gains over the past four years.
02/04/2013
This is a significant milestone for the bank, which continues to expand and solidify its presence in Asia, in particular as it reinforces the bank’s strong global client network and infrastructure.
02/04/2013
Bank of America’s Hedge-Fund Clients Boost Leverage in Asia
Hedge-fund clients of Bank of America Corp.’s Asian prime brokerage unit have increased their leverage since October as the market outlook improved, according to the second-largest U.S. bank by assets.
02/03/2013
“I’ve seen this happen in blocks, but never seen it on the CB side before.”
02/03/2013
Income Partners’ co-founding Partner and CIO, Emil Nguy, said: “We are pleased to expand on our close collaboration with RBS in Asia and Europe, by working with the bank’s Structured Funds team and its existing, robust UCITS offering in
02/03/2013
There are signs that two emerging markets ETFs tracking the same country could benefit this year from large allocations to bank stocks.