01/13/2012
"Our strong focus for this year is hard events. It's deals," Taylor said in the interview at his modest Hong Kong office. "Right now, the hard catalyst part of our portfolio is predominantly outbound China bids."
01/12/2012
The SFC has approved a total of 13 new synthetic ETFs, six for Deutsche and seven for EIP – the first regulatory approval since it brought in requirements that each domestic synthetic ETF should have at least 100% collateralisation.
01/12/2012
The offering, called the Double Haven Asia Absolute Bond fund, invests in bonds in the Asia Pacific region, according to an investor letter.
01/12/2012
In recent months, fund powerhouses including BlackRock Inc., Van Eck Global and Invesco Ltd. have launched mutual funds or exchange-traded funds targeting investors looking to gain exposure to yuan-denominated bonds traded in Hong Kong, dubbed "dim
01/12/2012
Under the MOU, the CEPD will provide the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) division of the Macquarie Funds Group with information on infrastructure construction projects in Taiwan, said CEPD Minister Christina Liu.
01/12/2012
The Singapore-based data provider forecasts that the number of fund launches in 2012 will be similar to the 130 launched last year, but down from the 183 new funds seen in 2010.
01/12/2012
Following two rounds of quotas being awarded by China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange to investment firms in Hong Kong under its Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme since December, funds have scrambled to launch invest
01/11/2012
With a focus on China and Japan, the two companies have agreed to form a mutual business development advisory.
01/09/2012
The SFC approved the four RQFII funds from CSOP Asset Management, Da Cheng International Asset Management, China Universal Asset Management (Hong Kong) and Guotai Junan Assets (Asia) on December 30, marking the first set of such funds to be approved for s
01/06/2012
A former FrontPoint portfolio manager is planning to launch a Singapore-based hedge fund with about $50 million.
01/06/2012
Poor performance and an uphill battle raising assets saw 123 funds shut in the first 10 months of last year according to Singapore-based data provider Eurekahedge Pte.
01/05/2012
Asia’s hedge funds are dwindling as most managers haven’t made money as a business or for investors, said Peter Douglas, principal of Singapore-based GFIA Pte.
01/03/2012
Both funds, worth £548 million and £419 million respectively, will continue to be co-managed by Michael Godfrey and Matthew Vaight.
01/02/2012
IN the countdown to the close of 2011, with European banks caught in an ugly pincer movement, ANZ Banking Group chief executive Mike Smith began knocking on some doors.
12/30/2011
The developer is planning to spend “tens of millions” of U.S. dollars for so-called holiday villages in the two countries, he said in Shanghai.
12/30/2011
HSBC’s The Future of Retirement programme is a leading independent study into global retirement trends. It provides authoritative insights into the key issues associated with ageing populations and increasing life expectancy around the world.
12/29/2011
Industry research this month suggests that Asian investors, in particular, are starting to favour Asian hedge fund managers as the eurozone’s problems show no clear sign of abating and the US economy trundles along lethargically.
12/28/2011
Stephen Diggle, who co-founded a hedge fund that made $2.7 billion in 2007 and 2008, plans to open his personal farmland portfolio to investors and start a fund that will trade life-sciences companies.
12/28/2011
Nomura is the first Japanese financial institution to qualify for the program.
12/27/2011
Bullish economic growth forecasts and a recent upgrade of Indonesia’s long-term sovereign debt rating to investment grade will provide a solid base for companies to raise funds through bond sales next year, analysts say.