07/05/2012
According to a statement, the ETF research reports outline the best uses of the investment vehicle in an investor’s portfolio, depending on an investor’s income needs, focus of the portfolio, and investment outlook.
07/04/2012
Thuto Shomang and Monale Ratsoma of the South African Treasury's government borrowing department told Reuters that South Africa was leaning towards a dollar-denominated, five-year sukuk, using an ijara structure.
07/04/2012
A market trading ‘can-do’ mentality has been driving the economy to new heights, but it is very dependent on the property market and prices remain high despite recent efforts from the government to cool the market.
07/04/2012
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest underwriter of corporate bonds worldwide, jumped eight spots to number two in Asia as Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. picked the bank to manage its return to the market.
07/03/2012
In an interview with Citywire Global, the Singapore-based manager said property companies are trading on attractive discounts of 40-60%.
07/01/2012
The proposal received the favorable vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding shares and therefore was approved.
07/01/2012
CIMB-TCA bought the 18-storey refurbished building for its Australian Office Fund No 1 for $56m.
07/01/2012
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to expand its new private real estate investment trust to as much as 300 billion yen to buy Japanese properties as the Wall Street bank foresees a turnaround in prices.
07/01/2012
He further said the import volumes would be dependent on the price of gold in domestic market.
06/28/2012
Once a company that drew the lion's share of its profit from Canada and the United States, Toronto-based Manulife earned 34 percent of its core profit from its Asian division in 2011.
06/28/2012
They have, it seems, lost their appetite. Analysts tracking the sector say that last year’s losses and current market volatility are presenting Asian hedge funds with a stark choice: shut down, cut fees or convert to long-only, reported Reuters.
06/28/2012
Having overtaken the United Kingdom to be the fifth largest market in 2011, the country will become the largest wine consumer over the next 20 years if the growth rates remain unchanged, it said.
06/27/2012
Singapore asset manager gears up for China liberalisation
Whilst companies have started to issue RMB-denominated bonds outside of China (known as Dim-Sum bonds), the RMB-denominated onshore and offshore fixed income market is considered by many investors as illiquid and with much currency risk.
06/27/2012
Sovereign's asset consulting clients for alternatives include Sunsuper, Vision Super, Westpac Staff Super and Perpetual, with funds under advice estimated at around $5bn, noting that Sovereign advises on alternatives and not the whole fund, according
06/26/2012
AMP Limited is to acquire Australia's largest SMSF administrator Cavendish Group as part of plans to establish an SMSF dedicated business unit under Paul Sainsbury.
06/26/2012
Hong Kong-based firm Segantii Capital has shut down its Asian hedge fund to new investors despite being one of the best performers in the region.
06/26/2012
Maybank Kim Eng’s Thailand and Philippines operations have been awarded Best Broker by FinanceAsia in its Country Awards.
06/26/2012
Matt Feldmann, partner at Clifford Chance, believes that the AIFMD, which is scheduled for implementation in 2013, is the primary concern of most Asian asset managers for erasing Europe off their radar.
06/25/2012
Top-rated Singapore’s appeal among private-banking clients has risen as the local currency gained 12 percent since 2009 and Europe’s financial turmoil deepened with Greece’s new government struggling to meet targets for cutting its defic
06/24/2012
Hedge funds eyeing some exotic alternatives
How exotic? How about portfolios betting on Chinese companies embroiled in fraud probes? Or funds looking to arbitrage prices in the electricity market?