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MUFG to acquire 33% stake in SYWG BNP Paribas

September 02, 2010

Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has reached an agreement to purchase a 33% equity stake in SYWG BNP Paribas, subject to regulatory approval. The deal amounts to US$50 million, according to local media outlet Caijing. Due to restrictive regulations which only allow...

Taiwan’s Q2 GDP maintains double-digit growth

September 02, 2010

After Q1's rocket-style trade-driven rebound, some moderation to growth was expected. But normalisation is taking its time. Taiwan's exports engine is still rebounding hard. But the base effect won't last forever, and G3 demand's not ready to pick up where it left off before the crisis, so the...

International law firm Withers eyes China

September 01, 2010

International law firm Withers has announced that it has entered into a consultancy agreement with BeA-asia, a financial services advisory firm with offices in Shanghai and Rome, to explore the wealth market in China and analyse opportunities for serving China’s high net worth community. The...

Northern Trust secures branch status in Beijing

September 01, 2010

Five years after opening a rep office in Beijing, Northern Trust has succeeded in securing a branch license for its Mainland activities. The bank received the license from the China Banking Regulatory Commission, it said in a statement. The upgrading of its Mainland status reflects its push into the...

Capital scarcity in shipping creates attractive investment opportunities

August 31, 2010

Capital scarcity, brought on by the slowdown in global trade following the financial crisis, has created attractive investment opportunities in the shipping industry, according to Mercer. High charter levels (the agreed cost of hiring a tanker) in the pre-crisis era drove vessel prices up...

Taiwan’s Q2 GDP maintains double-digit growth

August 30, 2010

BEA and AFFIN Holdings Berhad to establish strategic partnership

August 27, 2010

The Bank of East Asia (BEA) and AFFIN Holdings Berhad (AHB) have announced that they have signed a memorandum of mutual understanding (MOU) to formally establish a strategic partnership. Under the MOU, the two financial institutions will jointly develop their business potential in China, Hong Kong,...

Man Investments forms strategic partnership with KTCU

August 26, 2010

Investment management firm Man Investments has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) to provide alternative investment consulting service. KTCU, which was established in 1971 to ensure a stable life and promote the welfare of all...

Jefferies expects global asset management M&A activity to rebound

August 26, 2010

While global transaction activity for asset managers slumped during the first half of 2010, a growing backlog in deal activity will play out over the next 12-18 months driven by independent sellers seeking liquidity after standing on the sidelines since the onset of the financial crisis, according...

Nikko Asset Management appoints new head of Asia

August 25, 2010

Nikko Asset Management has announced that Blair Pickerell has joined the Nikko AM Group as head of Asia and global chief marketing officer (GCMO). As GCMO he will lead implementation of the group’s branding strategy worldwide. Mr. Pickerell will be based in Hong Kong, where the group has established...

Deutsche enhances Asian equity execution platform

August 25, 2010

Deutsche Bank has launched an automated equity trading system in Hong Kong that allows client orders to be matched against other client and internal orders. Known as the Deutsche Bank Automated Trading System (DBATS), it is being made available concurrently with a dark liquidity-seeking algorithm,...

Tokai Tokyo Securities selects Fidessa's Japanese trading platform

August 24, 2010

Provider of high-performance trading, market data and global connectivity solutions for the buy-side and sell-side Fidessa group has announced that Tokai Tokyo Securities, the domestic Japanese broker headquartered in Nagoya and with 70 offices across central Japan, has selected Fidessa’s Software...

SET Large Cap Index speeded up

August 23, 2010

Index provider FTSE Group and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) have announced that the SET Large Cap Index is being upgraded to provide the Thai market with the first truly real time index service. From today, the FTSE SET Large Cap Index will be delivered on a streaming, intra-second basis,...

Eurex rolls out training and education initiatives in Asia

August 23, 2010

The international derivatives exchange Eurex has announced its plans to cooperate with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) to set up the world’s first real-time finance trading laboratory on campus as a major part of its new training and education initiative in Asia. Through this initiative,...

Northern Trust launches Frontier Markets index fund

August 20, 2010

Northern Trust’s asset management arm, Northern Trust Global Investments, launched a Frontier Markets index fund on August 17, 2010 that seeks to provide institutional investors with exposure to under-represented regions such as Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as a broadened...

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