08/09/2012
Metrobank H1 profits up 21%
Total operating income earned for the up 15 percent
Alternative Investments
08/09/2012
Dai-ichi buying up to 20 pct in US fund firm Janus Capital
Janus has sold to Dai-ichi conditional options for the Japanese company to buy up to 14 million shares of Janus.
08/08/2012
Opportunity in Hedge Funds
Hedge funds haven’t taken off in Asia like they have in the U.S. or Europe, but bankers say that may change and are positioning themselves to lend cash and securities to them, as well as helping them find new investors—a business known as prim
08/06/2012
ABN AMRO Launches Escrow, Settlement Services
The Escrow and Settlement also has offices in Rotterdam and London.
08/05/2012
Reliance Capital-Nippon deal to come up before EPFO
The agenda listed for the CBT meeting states that Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd has sought EPFO's approval for the stake sale to the Japanese firm.
08/05/2012
ICICI Bank Q1 profit jumps 36%
The bank was dealt a severe blow by the global financial crisis as its bold bets on consumer loans soured but has subsequently cleaned up its books.
08/05/2012
Black’s Apollo Seeks Capital for Asia Real Estate Funds
About 388 buyout funds tied to Asia are in the market to raise a combined $130 billion, according to Preqin, a London- based firm that provides research on alternative-asset managers.
08/05/2012
Citigroup Follows Goldman, UBS With China Brokerage Venture
The joint-venture will engage in investment banking business in the Chinese domestic market, including equity and debt securities underwriting.
08/05/2012
CLSA ECM, Asia Plus Securities partner in Thailand
The agreement covers CLSA’s investment banking services in Thailand only, which include equity public offerings and M&A advisory.
08/02/2012
SMX Proposes Introduction Of Negotiated Trade Facility
The Negotiated Trade facility will allow participants to report the details of a large trade that has been privately negotiated outside of the exchange's trading system and which meets the exchange's prescribed minimum thresholds.
08/02/2012
Bank of Taiwan Chairman Burnishes Bid to Clear Yuan Transactions
The central banks of Taiwan and China are discussing an agreement that would allow settlement of transactions on the island in the Chinese currency as relations warm between the former rivals.
08/01/2012
Asian advisers wary on property but positive on regional stocks and gold - report
Financial advisers from Hong Kong feel particularly strongly that the sector is heading toward bubble, with nearly two fifths (38.9%) sharing this view.
08/01/2012
UK asset manager plans new Asia office
UK asset manager Jupiter, which this morning beat analyst expectations with its first-half figures, will open a new sales office in Hong Kong this year as part of global expansion plans, according to its chief executive.
08/01/2012
Investing in Asia conference opens for business
The conference is the first major event to specifically target the opportunities and showcase what Australian firms need to do if they wish to become part of the world's most dynamic economic region.
08/01/2012
Milltrust adds first hedge funds to emerging markets platform
Milltrust International Group has added the first three funds to its emerging markets platform. Further additions are planned for later in the year and early 2013.
08/01/2012
Malaysia targets the rich to boost numbers
Tourism Malaysia international marketing director for South Asia, West Africa and Africa Zulkifly Md Said, said they would be targeting countries with large populations, Asiaone reported.
08/01/2012
BMO Completes Strategic Investment in COFCO Trust Co.
The completion of the acquisition followed receipt of all required regulatory approvals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
08/01/2012
Citic Buying CLSA Gives China Most Autonomous Asia Broker
. On July 20, Beijing-based Citic said it had bought a 19.9 percent stake in CLSA and planned to purchase the remaining shares by mid-2013 for a total of $1.25 billion.
08/01/2012
The Greater China Fund searches for replacement of current investment manager
The process in place for finding a successor to Baring includes requesting proposals from a short list of highly regarded investment managers as well as consultation with major shareholders. The process is intended to result in the identification of a wel
08/01/2012
Maybank upbeat on growth
He was speaking to reporters here on Tuesday after Maybank Foundation's breaking of fast with senior citizen, orphans, single mothers and the physically challenged.