04/12/2012

More Steps Considered in Push to Open Yuan

Now, the People's Bank of China and other government agencies are weighing a quota-based system through which approved mainland businesses would be able to take out yuan loans offshore and remit the funds, the people said.

04/10/2012

Veteran funds manager slams the short view

The former Portfolio Partners manager, who now manages money in Melbourne for a mix of family offices and industry funds with Industry Funds Management, says long-term equity returns for investors are being undermined by a short-term focus that appears to

04/09/2012

OCBC to launch 6th credit-linked structured product next month

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd plans to roll out a new credit-linked structured investment (CLSI) product next month in addition to the five existing ones, due to its increasing popularity as an alternative investment option for the current times.

04/05/2012

Hedge Funds Go on Attack In India

After years of complaining about poor treatment as minority investors in India's publicly traded companies, some Western hedge funds are turning to activist tactics that have not often been tried here.

04/04/2012

DBS to start talks for AFG stake

Vertical Theme, together with Langkah Bahagia Sdn Bhd, own 29.06% of AFG. Should the proposed acquisition go through, DBS would effectively take over Duxton's 14.2% stake in AFG via Vertical Theme.

04/04/2012

Asian bond market transaction flows

Euroclear is working closely with the ASEAN+3 and markets and the ADB to improve post-trade services in Asia in order to increase the appeal of Asian debt securities to investors worldwide.

03/30/2012

Report Says Singapore HF Tops in Asia

Yong’s Singapore-based firm Dymon Asia Capital outperformed all of the region’s hedge fund managers last year with more than 20% in returns after fees, according to a Bloomberg report.

03/30/2012

SGX overhauls business structure

The bourse said it will reorganise into five key business units - derivatives, listings, market data and access, post-trade and securities - from May 1.

03/29/2012

Bank of China unit applies to London Metal Exchange

It will be the first bank from China, the world's largest consumer of industrial raw materials, to become a member of the exchange that is the world's biggest marketplace for metals including copper, aluminium and nickel.

03/29/2012

Thanachart launches fifth SET gold ETF

The mutual-fund arm of Thanachart Bank Plc said the Thanachart Gold Exchange Traded Fund (TGOLDETF) will be the fifth gold ETF to be listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).

03/27/2012

ING's Asia Sale Draws Interest

Sun Life Financial Inc., Canada's third-largest life insurer by assets, has already said it may bid but declined to say whether it had hired an adviser.

03/26/2012

BNY Mellon Named Best Asian Hedge Fund Administrator

BNY Mellon's Alternative Investment Services (AIS) division received top industry recognition in the 2012 Hedgeweek Awards last week in London, winning the Best Asian Hedge Fund Administrator Award.

03/26/2012

Asset management fees need to come down

The fees charged by active asset managers are exorbitant and need to come down,says Joseph Cherian, Director at CAMRI, National University of Singapore. Cherian, who was in Mumbai last week to attend a conference on Future of Financial Markets organised b