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Stability is key for futures market

March 10, 2010

China aims to kick off its long-awaited stock index futures market next month, and an exchange official says that a top concern is that the landmark scheme will attract too many investors who spark volatile trade, according to a Reuters report that was published in the Business Times. Regulators...

BNP Paribas to deliver local custody services in India

March 10, 2010

BNP Paribas Securities Services, one of the divisions of BNP Paribas India, has announced that it has been granted a custody licence by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. With this licence, BNP Paribas Securities Services now offers clients local custody operations in the Indian market in...

New MD appointed at Pacific Alliance Real Estate

March 09, 2010

Asian alternative asset investment manager Pacific Alliance Group has announced the appointment of WEI Song as a managing director of Pacific Alliance Real Estate. Mr. Wei joins from Equity International, a privately held real estate investment company, where he held the position of senior vice...

Eurex admits first Chinese broker

March 09, 2010

International derivatives exchange Eurex has announced that it has admitted the first broker headquartered in the People's Republic of China through its Hong Kong subsidiary. GF Futures (Hong Kong) Co Ltd became a trading member of Eurex effective on March 3, 2010. Dr. Cheng Xiao, the general...

Investors collaborate on climate change asset allocation study

March 09, 2010

It is widely acknowledged that climate change will have a broad-ranging impact on economies and financial markets. What is less certain is what climate change will mean for institutional investors and how they can best prepare for this challenge, both from a risk and return perspective. To help...

Hua An licenses FTSE 100 for its first international ETF in PRC

March 08, 2010

FTSE Group (FTSE) has announced it has licensed the FTSE 100 for the first international exchange traded fund (ETF) to be listed by Hua An Asset Management (Hua An) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). By working with fund managers in China such as Hua An, FTSE brings its global index standards to...

Malaysia’s EPF declares 5.65% dividend for 2009

March 06, 2010

The Employees Provident Fund in Malaysia (EPF) has declared a dividend rate of 5.65% for the financial year ended December 31, 2009, up 115 basis points over the 4.50% paid out for 2008, according to The Business Times. The dividend rate was declared on the back of the highest ever net income...

J.P. Morgan appointed depositary bank by IFM Investments

March 05, 2010

J.P. Morgan has announced that it has been appointed depositary bank by IFM Investments Ltd in connection with its recent initial public offering of 12.5 million American Depositary Shares. IFM Investments is the exclusive franchisor for CENTURY 21® in China. The company runs the largest network of...

Threadneedle: Asian stock markets make little headway

March 04, 2010

The following Globetrot report from Threadneedle covers the global market performance for February 2010: US – Equities experience sharp gains and falls in a turbulent month of tradingAfter a positive start, stocks retreated after US jobless claims unexpectedly rose and anxiety mounted that...

Hong Kong 'dark pools' under investigation

March 03, 2010

The Securities & Futures Commission is monitoring the operation of ten "dark pools" in Hong Kong, which have raised concern in their trading of Hong Kong securities, according to news.gov.hk. Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Professor KC Chan explained to legislators that a dark pool...

New Asia-Pacific bank services group head for Citigroup’s GTS

March 02, 2010

Citigroup’s Global Transaction Services has named Munir Nanji as managing director, regional head, Bank Services Group (BSG), Asia-Pacific and Japan. Based in Hong Kong, he will report to Anthony Nappi, managing director, regional head of global transaction services, Asia-Pacific, and to Bharat...

Global HF assets set to increase, says Credit Suisse survey

March 01, 2010

The survey, which was compiled by Credit Suisse’s Prime Services group reflect responses from hedge fund manager groups, representing in excess of US$475 billion of hedge fund assets under management, with 48% by number in the US, 34% from Europe and 18% from Asia. “While this high response partly...

HK Financial Secretary cautiously optimistic on economic prospects

February 26, 2010

Financial Secretary John Tsang forecasts a HK$25.2 billion (US$3.25 billion) deficit in the consolidated account for 2010-11, expecting it to fall gradually in the next few years and achieve a balance by 2013-14, according to the government’s website. Delivering his budget speech at the Legislative...

Better asset management outlined for Hong Kong

February 25, 2010

Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary John Tsang proposes introducing measures to strengthen the competitiveness of the asset management industry and attract more talent, capital and products to Hong Kong, according to news.gov.hk. He also hopes Hong Kong will become the first testing ground for all new...

More innovative ETFs on SEHK from Deutsche Bank

February 24, 2010

Deutsche Bank has announced the launch of six new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), including the first ETF in Asia to track the performance of the Brazilian domestic equity market. The six ETFs, which have been launched in Hong Kong by Deutsche Bank’s...

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Property managers can learn from Aussie best practices [locked]

February 05, 2010

Environmental performance can be substantially improved globallyBy Rhandell RubioThree leading European pension funds – APG Asset Management, PGGM Investments and the Universities Superannuation Scheme – recently commissioned a global environmental real estate survey in response to real estate...

Dubai troubles not representative of the region [locked]

February 05, 2010

Wealth effect from stabilised oil prices can put MENA back on trackBy Rhandell RubioJust a couple of years ago Dubai was flaunting its wealth by building the world’s only seven-star hotel, the Burj Al Arab, the man-made Palm Islands which can be seen from space, an indoor ski resort in a country...

Equity, property best bets if inflation strikes [locked]

February 05, 2010

Investor sentiment is on the upswing heading into 2010, based on ING’s quarterly Investor Dashboard survey, which shows a significant 101% jump in the Asian region for 2009 and overall confidence recovering to pre-global financial crisis levels.The overall pan-Asia ex-Japan ING Investor Dashboard...

Investors advised to incorporate governance into investment analysis process [locked]

February 05, 2010

Greater clarity needed on the roles of senior management in PRCCorporate governance has made great strides right across the region in the years following the Asian financial crisis of 1997; typically, new securities laws have been enacted with stronger protection for minority shareholders while...

President Obama sets alarm bells ringing following banking proposals [locked]

February 05, 2010

Actions speak louder than wordsBy V. G. KulkarniThere is something called G20. No, I am not referring to the Hong Kong retail chain for men’s clothes, despite the close resemblance to that brand. It is a newly crafted body of global heads of governments that doesn’t count for much. G8 or G7 – who...

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