http://www.asiaasset.com/ Asia Asset Management – The Journal of Investments and Pensions – was established in 1995, the first publication in the region to cater to the needs of asset managers, institutional investors and service providers through providing Asian-centric investment news. AAM prides itself on providing fresh, in-depth and analytical coverage of issues affecting Asia-Pacific markets, making it an invaluable and trusted news and information source for top financial companies. ENG http://www.asiaasset.com/rss.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/AMP_AussieSchools.aspx AMP Capital has obtained South Australian Government approval to acquire the South Australian Schools Public Private Partnership project on behalf of a number of its funds and clients Thu, 17 May 2012 10:57:02 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/AMP_AussieSchools.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ING_suitors.aspx Australia’s Macquarie Group, US-based Principal Financial Group, Hanwha Group of Korea, and Singapore’s United Overseas Bank are among the suitors that have submitted bids for ING’s Asian asset management business Thu, 17 May 2012 10:36:48 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ING_suitors.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ncssf_industrials.aspx China’s NCSSF plans to invest 250 billion yuan in state-owned enterprises and National Development and Reform Commission approved private equities between 2012 and 2015 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:31:04 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ncssf_industrials.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/NorthernTrust_EMEAhead.aspx Northern Trust has appointed Sheldon Woldt to the newly created role of head of the Middle East, responsible for leading the continued growth of its business in the region Thu, 17 May 2012 10:30:22 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/NorthernTrust_EMEAhead.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/AXAIM_BeijingRepOffice.aspx AXA IM has announced that it has obtained its registration certificate from Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce to open a representative office in China Thu, 17 May 2012 10:29:08 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/AXAIM_BeijingRepOffice.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/chinaamc_fanstaying.aspx Fan Yonghong, China Asset Management Co Ltd’s long-serving CEO and president, will not be leaving the firm - he will instead take up the new position of deputy managing director Wed, 16 May 2012 10:47:12 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/chinaamc_fanstaying.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/SandP_Bosera.aspx S&P Indices has announced that it has licensed its world-renowned index, the S&P 500, to Bosera Asset Management Co Ltd for the development of an index fund which was officially launched in China today Wed, 16 May 2012 10:46:22 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/SandP_Bosera.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/franktemp_invsent.aspx A Franklin Templeton global poll of investors has found that many remain cautious, fairly conservative, and in favour of keeping their investment money close to home in the near-term Wed, 16 May 2012 10:45:37 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/franktemp_invsent.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ThomsonReuters_GlobalPropertyResearch.aspx Thomson Reuters and Global Property Research have announced the launch of the first highly-liquid, real estate indices Tue, 15 May 2012 10:52:59 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ThomsonReuters_GlobalPropertyResearch.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/csrc_qfii_loweringthreshold.aspx The CSRC is considering lowering the threshold for qualified foreign institutional investors after raising the total amount of QFII quotas from US$50 billion to $80 billion in April Tue, 15 May 2012 10:51:21 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/csrc_qfii_loweringthreshold.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aviva_interimCEO.aspx Aviva Investors has announced the appointment of Paul Abberley, chief executive of Aviva Investors London and global investment solutions, as interim chief executive of Aviva Investors globally Tue, 15 May 2012 10:50:23 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aviva_interimCEO.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/RB__Fitch.aspx The Reserve Bank of India's guidelines on securitisation transactions could promote the long-term growth of the Indian securitisation market Mon, 14 May 2012 10:36:20 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/RB__Fitch.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/SAFE_QFII_570mill.aspx China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange granted a combined total of US$570 million in QFII quotas to five foreign institutions on May 4 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:35:50 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/SAFE_QFII_570mill.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/rqfii_HKA-Share_ETF.aspx The CSRC’s fund supervision department director has indicated that the second batch of RQFII quotas will be fully invested in Hong Kong-listed A-share ETFs Fri, 11 May 2012 12:25:53 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/rqfii_HKA-Share_ETF.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/cimb_boc.aspx CIMB Group Holdings has announced that it has entered into conditional share purchase agreements for the proposed acquisition of 60% of Bank of Commerce in the Philippines Fri, 11 May 2012 12:03:12 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/cimb_boc.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/FATCA_AMCHAM.aspx The proposed Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act regulations issued in February 2012, outlining far-reaching new US tax compliance obligations, provided a “wake up call” for non-US financial institutions and governments Fri, 11 May 2012 12:02:29 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/FATCA_AMCHAM.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ChinaAMC_MassExodus.aspx Three of China Asset Management Co Ltd’s independent directors, Wang Lianzhou, Long Tao, and Tu Jian, have quit the company, according to Mainland media reports Thu, 10 May 2012 10:15:53 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ChinaAMC_MassExodus.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/Robeco_Rabobank.aspx Rabobank is to sell its asset manager Robeco in order to boost its own balance sheet, according to a Dutch financial daily Thu, 10 May 2012 10:15:37 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/Robeco_Rabobank.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/drurycapital_BillMiller.aspx Bill Miller, former head of European sales for leading hedge fund Winton Capital, has joined Princeton-based commodity trading advisors Drury Capital as head of global sales Thu, 10 May 2012 10:14:30 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/drurycapital_BillMiller.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/barings_HeadOfAsianDebt.aspx Baring Asset Management has appointed Sean Chang to the role of head of Asian debt Wed, 09 May 2012 13:44:17 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/barings_HeadOfAsianDebt.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/Taiwan_LPF_domesticmandates.aspx Taiwan’s Labor Pension Fund old scheme has dished out NT$30 billion (US$1 billion) worth of domestic market (absolute return) mandates to six domestic managers Wed, 09 May 2012 13:43:02 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/Taiwan_LPF_domesticmandates.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/prudential_indonesia.aspx Eastspring Investments, the asset management arm of Prudential Corporation Asia, has announced plans to enter the Indonesian market following the granting of an Asset Management Company (AMC) licence from Bapepam LK Wed, 09 May 2012 10:05:44 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/prudential_indonesia.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aviva_ElysiaTse.aspx Aviva Investors has appointed Elysia Tse as senior vice president strategy and research of its Asia-Pacific real estate business Wed, 09 May 2012 10:05:07 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aviva_ElysiaTse.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ChinaAMC_CEO_resignation.aspx Speculation is rife on the Mainland that long-serving China Asset Management Co Ltd President and CEO Fan Yonghong has resigned Tue, 08 May 2012 11:10:14 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ChinaAMC_CEO_resignation.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/BlackRock_BSRI.aspx BlackRock has released the results of its latest BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index Tue, 08 May 2012 09:55:27 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/BlackRock_BSRI.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hsbc_HeadOfProductManagement.aspx HSBC has appointed Bhriguraj Singh as its new head of product management for global trade and receivables finance Asia-Pacific (ex Hong Kong & Macau) with effect from June 11 Tue, 08 May 2012 09:54:20 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hsbc_HeadOfProductManagement.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sfc_investoreducationcentre.aspx The Securities & Futures (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 has been gazetted, enabling the SFC to establish an investor education centre Mon, 07 May 2012 11:26:04 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sfc_investoreducationcentre.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/Opalesque_FranceRT.aspx French hedge funds and the securities regulator AMF believe the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive will – more than UCITS – boost investor confidence in hedge funds Mon, 07 May 2012 11:25:24 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/Opalesque_FranceRT.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/schroders_fixedincometeam.aspx Schroders has expanded its fixed income team by appointing four senior professionals to develop its capabilities in the emerging market debt relative return sector Fri, 04 May 2012 11:30:19 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/schroders_fixedincometeam.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fitch_smallerAMs.aspx Smaller asset managers can be more vulnerable to 'event risk' and present challenges for institutional investors in terms of governance, business stability and risk management controls, says Fitch Ratings Fri, 04 May 2012 11:28:10 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fitch_smallerAMs.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/adb_asiaurgedtostayontrack.aspx While developing Asia must build a firewall against possible escalation of the global financial crisis, it must not veer from long-term structural reforms already underway to further its economic transformation Fri, 04 May 2012 11:27:18 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/adb_asiaurgedtostayontrack.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/02052012_news_ccam.aspx Cathay Conning Asset Management Limited (CCAM) has appointed Dr. Mark Konyn as chief executive officer. He will lead the strategic expansion of CCAM, drawing upon the global investment expertise and intellectual capital from the firm’s US, European, and Asian investment centres. Thu, 03 May 2012 10:42:49 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/02052012_news_ccam.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/chinaamc_deputyresigns.aspx Wang Yawei has reportedly stepped down as the deputy general manager of China AMC, the largest asset manager in China, according to Mainland media sources Wed, 02 May 2012 14:40:28 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/chinaamc_deputyresigns.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/QAMC_BNRI.aspx The Qatar Asset Management Company and Barclays Natural Resource Investments have announced the formation of a strategic partnership Wed, 02 May 2012 14:39:42 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/QAMC_BNRI.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/oldmutual_combined.aspx Old Mutual has announced that it is to combine two of its UK asset management businesses, Old Mutual Asset Managers UK and Skandia Investment Group, into a single business Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:47:11 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/oldmutual_combined.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/adb_emergingeastasianbonds.aspx Emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets expanded 7% to US$5.7 trillion in 2011, driven by double-digit growth in the region’s corporate bond markets Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:11:12 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/adb_emergingeastasianbonds.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/axaim_beijing.aspx AXA Investment Managers has been given the green light from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to open a rep office in Beijing Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:01:22 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/axaim_beijing.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/GCC_sophistication.aspx A diversified asset management industry has emerged in the GCC over the last decade, according to a study conducted by Markab Advisory and sponsored by Qatar Financial Centre Authority Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:00:49 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/GCC_sophistication.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hedgefundsoutperform_study.aspx Hedge funds significantly outperformed traditional asset classes such as equities, bonds and commodities over the last 17 years, according to a new study by The Centre for Hedge Fund Research at Imperial College in London Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:00:13 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hedgefundsoutperform_study.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/thaiGPF_globalequitymandates.aspx Thailand’s Government Pension Fund has awarded US$900 million worth of global equity mandates to five fund managers Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:59:15 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/thaiGPF_globalequitymandates.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aima_draftdifferences.aspx The AIMA has published detailed analysis of the EC’s draft implementing rules for the AIFMD which shows substantial policy differences between the Commission text and the advice provided by the ESMA. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:10:59 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aima_draftdifferences.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/safe_qfii.aspx China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange has granted US$700 million worth of qualified foreign institutional investor quota to five foreign institutions Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:01:29 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/safe_qfii.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/omgeo_HFR_hedgefundsrisks.aspx Risk management is set to play a crucial role in the functioning of European hedge funds, according to a survey conducted by Omgeo and Hedge Funds Review Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:00:41 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/omgeo_HFR_hedgefundsrisks.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sandp_etfq12012.aspx S&P Indices saw a sharp rise in its ETF licensing activity during the first quarter of 2012, as 41 ETFs based on its indices were launched globally during the first three months of the year Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:59:41 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sandp_etfq12012.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/franklintempleton_aussiehire.aspx Franklin Templeton Investments has announced that Stuart Devlin joined the firm on April 2 to take up the newly created position of southern regional manager; he is based in the firm’s Melbourne Office Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:08:40 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/franklintempleton_aussiehire.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/haitong_subsidiary.aspx The CSRC has given the green light to Haitong Securities to set up its wholly-owned asset management subsidiary, Shanghai Haitong Securities Asset Management. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:54 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/haitong_subsidiary.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pictet_hkbankinglicense.aspx The largest independent Swiss private bank Pictet & Cie has announced that it has received a full banking license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:32:48 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pictet_hkbankinglicense.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ing_ambusiness.aspx Australia’s Macquarie Group and Japan’s Nikko Asset Management are reportedly among the companies interested in buying ING’s Asian asset managing business in a deal that could be worth US$500 million to $600 million Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:32:02 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ing_ambusiness.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/troweprice_toddrupppertretire.aspx After a very successful 27-year career with T. Rowe Price, where he has been the head of the Global Investment Services organisation, R. Todd Ruppert will retire from the firm on June 30 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:31:16 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/troweprice_toddrupppertretire.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/bnpparibas_hkcross-border.aspx BNP Paribas Securities Services has announced that it has added Hong Kong to its cross-border fund distribution network, enabling it to support non-Hong Kong-domiciled fund managers’ distribution requirements in the region Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:30:33 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/bnpparibas_hkcross-border.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pioneer_emhires.aspx Pioneer Investments is continuing to build-out its emerging markets research team, hiring five new investment professionals for its London-based emerging markets hub Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:27:51 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pioneer_emhires.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ncssf_soeequities.aspx China’s National Council of Social Security Fund Chairman Dai Xianglong has revealed that the pension fund intends to increase its exposure to state-owned enterprise equities Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:27:41 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ncssf_soeequities.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/citi_ctsnewhead.aspx Citi has appointed Amol Gupte as Citi Transaction Services head for the Asia-Pacific region, effective May 1 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:27:30 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/citi_ctsnewhead.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/rqfii_etfplans.aspx At least seven out of the existing 21 RMB qualified foreign institution investor participants have reported to the Securities and Futures Commission their plans to launch RQFII ETF products Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:13:32 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/rqfii_etfplans.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/coutts_headofsouthasia.aspx Coutts, the wealth division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, has announced the appointment of Ranjit Khanna as head of South Asia effective immediately Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:21:45 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/coutts_headofsouthasia.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nthfs.aspx Northern Trust has announced that its hedge fund administration unit, Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services LLC, has built significant momentum since the unit was formed by the acquisition of Omnium LLC in July 2011 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:20:54 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nthfs.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/amtd_chinawealthmgmt.aspx Hong Kong-based financial services provider AMTD Group Company Limited has announced the opening of its first wealth management centre at Guangzhou International Finance Centre Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:48:19 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/amtd_chinawealthmgmt.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/weil_HKexpansion.aspx International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has announced a substantial expansion in its Hong Kong office, following continued growth in its private equity and M&A practices Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:45:50 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/weil_HKexpansion.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/100412_hft.aspx HFT Investment Management has appointed Chen Jing to replace Chen Shao-sheng as the fund manager of the HFT Leading Growth Equity Fund Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:22:04 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/100412_hft.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/cimb_rbs.aspx CIMB Group and RBS Group have entered into a CA to confirm their mutual understanding to explore cooperation in various areas of business Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:20:37 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/cimb_rbs.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hkex.retail.aspx Retail participation in the Hong Kong stock market has reached a new high, according to the Retail Investor Survey 2011 conducted by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:21:32 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hkex.retail.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/adb_DevelopingAsia.aspx Weak global demand will weigh on developing Asia in 2012 but growth rates in most economies remain robust and should tick back up in 2013 with private consumption providing support, according to a new ADB report Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:20:58 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/adb_DevelopingAsia.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aviva_hoxton.aspx The Aviva Investors Australian Logistics Trust has completed the purchase of a 50% interest in Hoxton Distribution Park for a total price of A$97.4 million Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:41:41 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aviva_hoxton.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/harvest_LiDaobin.aspx Harvest Fund Management’s Li Daobin stepped down from his position as the company’s vice general manager on April 10 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:39:36 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/harvest_LiDaobin.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/JOBSact.aspx A new piece of legislation moving through the US congress, JOBS Act, could provide some welcome relief for the alternative investment industry, both in how funds are marketed and a potential increase in the investor base. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:29:16 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/JOBSact.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fubon_newCEO.aspx Taiwan’s Fubon Asset Management has revealed that Vice Chairman Shi Gang is to succeed Thomas Tsao as chairman Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:28:21 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fubon_newCEO.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/musi_interimCEO.aspx Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co., Ltd announced in Tokyo that David King, currently chief financial officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International will become interim CEO of MUSI Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:27:41 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/musi_interimCEO.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/bnymellon_janecaire.aspx BNY Mellon has appointed Jane Caire to the newly created role of head of strategy & development, product & marketing for investment management in the Asia-Pacific region Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:21:54 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/bnymellon_janecaire.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/rqfii_secondbatch.aspx The China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State Council, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and the People’s Bank of China have agreed to grant a second batch of RMB qualified foreign institutional investor quotas worth 50 billion yuan Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:21:09 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/rqfii_secondbatch.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nikki_ici.aspx Nikko Asset Management Co Ltd has announced that it joined global trade organisation ICI Global, the newly formed initiative of the Investment Company Institute Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:20:20 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nikki_ici.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/stoxx_chinashares.aspx Index provider STOXX Limited has announced a rule change to its indices in regard to the definition of the index universe for Chinese and Hong Kong share types Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:19:31 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/stoxx_chinashares.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/morningstar_awards.aspx Morningstar Asia Limited, a subsidiary of independent investment research firm Morningstar, Inc, has announced the winning funds and fund groups for the Morningstar Hong Kong Fund Awards 2012 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:51:10 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/morningstar_awards.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sg_newstructure.aspx In order to strengthen its services to clients and to adapt to the new regulatory and financial environment, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has announced a new organisation, and new appointments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:26:56 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sg_newstructure.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/qfc_boardannouncements.aspx Following Council of Ministers approval, the Qatar Financial Centre Authority has announced the renewal of the QFC Authority Board term and the appointments of Jacques Aigrain and Arnab Banerji as new non-executive directors Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:21:55 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/qfc_boardannouncements.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hapfs_ashare.aspx Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority Provident Fund Scheme is looking for a broker, a bond manager and an equities investment manager to oversee its A-share investments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:36:00 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hapfs_ashare.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/KIC_newCIO.aspx Korea Investment Corporation has appointed Dong-ik (Don) Lee, former head of investment at STIC Investments, as chief investment officer, effective April 1 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:35:27 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/KIC_newCIO.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aima_aifmd.aspx The Alternative Investment Management Association, the global hedge fund trade association, has expressed concern about the European Commission’s new draft text for the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:07:33 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aima_aifmd.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/CIC_lauleaving.aspx Collin Lau, European private equity investment department director at China Investment Corporation, has decided to relinquish his position Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:07:25 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/CIC_lauleaving.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/flextrade_phatra.aspx Tech firm FlexTrade Systems has revealed that Phatra Securities, a leading securities firm in Thailand, has deployed two of its state-of-the-art trading solutions Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:06:13 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/flextrade_phatra.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/taiwan_LPF_newmandates.aspx Taiwan’s Labor Pension Fund new scheme has decided to dish out NT$30 billion worth of its domestic market relative return mandates Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:27:21 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/taiwan_LPF_newmandates.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aima_singapore_OTCderivatives.aspx AIMA Singapore has submitted a response to the Monetary Authority of Singapore on the proposed regulation of OTC derivatives Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:26:33 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aima_singapore_OTCderivatives.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sitca-topthree.aspx JP Morgan Asset Management, Allianz Global Investors, and Capital Investment Trust are currently the three largest equities fund managers in Taiwan in terms of asset value, according to the Taiwan’s Securities Investment Trust & Consulting Association Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:01:59 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sitca-topthree.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pinebridge_menaceo.aspx Global multi-asset class investment manager PineBridge Investments has appointed Talal Al Zain as chief executive officer of the firm’s Middle East and North Africa operations Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:17:51 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pinebridge_menaceo.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/SSE_ETFs.aspx The Shanghai Stock Exchange has updated exchange traded fund (ETF) regulations in order to promote product innovation and help develop the Mainland ETF market further Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:17:11 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/SSE_ETFs.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/csrc_cross-borderETFs.aspx The CSRC has granted permission for Harvest and Huatai-Pinebridge to launch the first Chinese cross-border ETFs Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:11:52 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/csrc_cross-borderETFs.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/stoxx_developedemerging.aspx STOXX Limited has introduced a market classification model to group countries included in the STOXX index universe into developed and emerging markets Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:10:45 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/stoxx_developedemerging.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ampcapital_hires.aspx AMP Capital has scaled up its listed real estate and infrastructure capability, and will now deliver global portfolio management in-house following the appointment of several new portfolio managers/analysts Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:10:00 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ampcapital_hires.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/csrc_qfiiandrqfii.aspx The CSRC is toying with the idea of granting more QFII and RQFII quotas in a bid to lure more foreign investors to the Mainland market Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:58:22 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/csrc_qfiiandrqfii.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/afric_soros.aspx More and more of the world’s leading economic thinkers, financial institutions and corporate strategists are coming to the view that Africa provides an attractive investment opportunity for long term growth Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:57:10 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/afric_soros.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/Minsheng_deputygeneralmanager.aspx Minsheng Royal Fund Management has appointed Wu Jianfei as deputy general manager Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:55:04 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/Minsheng_deputygeneralmanager.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/coutts_cro.aspx Coutts has appointed Errol D’Souza as chief risk officer, Asia, based in Singapore effective immediately Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:54:57 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/coutts_cro.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/standardbank_china_africa.aspx China is set to become Africa’s largest export destination this year, reflecting a dramatic alteration since 2008 when Africa exported half as much to China as it did to the US Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:44:46 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/standardbank_china_africa.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/eip_etfs_hk.aspx Following the recent launch of seven new synthetic Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) under the brand name XIE Shares confirms positive trading results of these ETFs following their listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in February 2012 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:44:05 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/eip_etfs_hk.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ncssf_guangdongpension.aspx China’s National Council of Social Security Fund has been charged with undertaking investments for the 100 billion yuan national pension fund from Guangdong provincial government Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:21:36 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ncssf_guangdongpension.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/manulife_twompfs.aspx In a bid to offer its MPF members the most comprehensive investment options, Manulife has announced two new MPF funds, effective April 23 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:49:13 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/manulife_twompfs.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sail_ny.aspx SAIL Advisors, one of Asia’s leading global fund of hedge fund managers, has reinforced its fast-growing team in New York Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:17:22 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sail_ny.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/MASSGX_review.aspx The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Exchange have jointly signed a memorandum of understanding on the expedited review framework for secondary listings Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:16:46 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/MASSGX_review.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/standish_ireland.aspx Ireland’s ability to begin reducing its deficit and restore growth has enabled it to separate itself from European countries with more troubled economies such as Portugal and Greece Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:47:36 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/standish_ireland.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sandp_givi.aspx S&P Indices has launched the S&P Global Intrinsic Value Index, combining low volatility and an alternative weighting scheme that weights a stock by its calculated intrinsic value Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:45:52 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sandp_givi.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/safe_tenqfiiquotas.aspx SAFE announced on Friday that it had granted a further US$1.66 billion worth of qualified foreign institutional investor quotas to ten financial institutions Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:53:40 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/safe_tenqfiiquotas.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hkbanks_china.aspx Fitch Ratings says in a new report that Hong Kong banks are in a strong position to absorb potential losses stemming from a global economic slowdown, particularly in China Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:17:26 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hkbanks_china.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ssf_equities.aspx China’s Social Security Fund (SSF) has recorded accumulated returns of 364.5% on equities since 2003. This translates to annual returns of 18.61%, 10% higher than the industry average Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:16:50 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ssf_equities.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/KPF_sixnewmandates.aspx The LPF new scheme is looking to appoint six overseas fund managers for its global emerging markets debt and global minimum volatility equity indexing mandates worth US$2.2 billion Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:32:40 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/KPF_sixnewmandates.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/EPF_CharlesRiver.aspx Front- and middle-office investment management solutions provider Charles River Development has announced that the EPF has expanded its use of Charles River Investment Management System Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:32:02 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/EPF_CharlesRiver.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pspf_backinblack.aspx Taiwan’s Public Service Pension Fund investments have returned to the black in the first two months of this year after suffering a loss of NT$28.4 billion in 2011 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:14:01 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pspf_backinblack.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pdl_asiamiddleeastexpansion.aspx PDL International has announced the expansion of its distribution activity to the Middle East and Asia Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:13:27 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pdl_asiamiddleeastexpansion.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fitch_dimsumbonds.aspx Growth in issuance of offshore yuan (CNH) bonds, Dim Sum bonds expected to slow this year, even as demand rises from investors seeking to gain from Chinese growth Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:52:16 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fitch_dimsumbonds.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/index_industry_assoc.aspx MSCI, S&P Indices and FTSE have announced the creation of the first ever trade association for the index industry Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:51:35 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/index_industry_assoc.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/THEAM_headofAP.aspx THEAM has appointed Alexandra Solnik as head of Asia-Pacific THEAM, as part of a continued expansion drive for its business in the region Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:37:34 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/THEAM_headofAP.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/deutschebank_GTBapointments.aspx Deutsche Bank has appointed Elwin Karyadi as head of global transaction banking in Indonesia and Le-Nhat Phuong Hong as head of global transaction banking in Vietnam Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:26:49 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/deutschebank_GTBapointments.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/mercer_basepay.aspx Base pay increases in the world’s financial services sector continue to be markedly different depending on region, according to new data issued by Mercer Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:26:05 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/mercer_basepay.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fpif_investmentplans.aspx China’s Human Resources and Social Security Minister Yin Weimin has revealed that investment plans for the country’s fundamental pension insurance fund (FPIF) are close to being unveiled Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:13:32 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fpif_investmentplans.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/safe_moreqfii.aspx China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange granted US$350 million worth of new QFII quotas to four overseas financial institutions in February and March Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:12:21 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/safe_moreqfii.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/tw_intermeBonds.aspx Towers Watson has downgraded intermediate (bonds with around a ten-year maturity) global government and intermediate inflation-linked bonds to ‘highly unattractive’ Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:44:31 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/tw_intermeBonds.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/valuepartners_chinaexpansion.aspx Boutique firm Value Partners is broadening its reach and is building a local manufacturing and distribution franchise in China Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:43:22 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/valuepartners_chinaexpansion.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aberdeen_twoappointments.aspx Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited has appointed Charles Macgregor as head of credit research Asia-Pacific while Thu Ha Chow joins as a senior credit analyst Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:42:41 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aberdeen_twoappointments.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/eagle_chinaoffice.aspx Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services technology and subsidiary of BNY Mellon, has opened its first representative office in China Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:41:53 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/eagle_chinaoffice.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nikkoam_retire.aspx Nikko Asset Management Co Ltd has announced that Timothy F McCarthy, chairman and CEO of Nikko Asset Management, has decided to retire at the end of this fiscal year Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:45:51 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nikkoam_retire.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sandp_cimb-principal_etf.aspx S&P Indices has licensed the S&P Ethical Pan Asia Select Dividend Opportunities Index to CIMB-Principal for the creation and listing of an ETF based upon the index Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:45:08 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/sandp_cimb-principal_etf.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/chinaamc_restructuring.aspx China’s largest asset manager China AMC has announced portfolio manager restructuring for six of its funds Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:38:05 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/chinaamc_restructuring.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nasdaq_axiona_equityindexes.aspx The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc and Axioma Inc have established a new family of indexes that use equities to provide exposure to the spot prices of commodities Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:36:59 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nasdaq_axiona_equityindexes.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/lasalle_realestate_report.aspx Asia-Pacific will remain at the forefront of global growth in 2012 although liquidity has tightened across the region due to domestic policy measures and a reduced appetite for risk, according to LaSalle Investment Management Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:40:27 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/lasalle_realestate_report.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/manulife_LawrenceWee.aspx Manulife Asset Management announces that it has appointed Lawrence Wee as head of institutional sales, South Asia Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:38:52 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/manulife_LawrenceWee.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hkex_shfe_mou.aspx Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and Shanghai Futures Exchange have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation and the exchange of information Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:37:58 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/hkex_shfe_mou.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/taiwan_BLI_custodian.aspx Taiwan’s Bureau of Labor Insurance is looking to appoint one global custodian for the National Pension Insurance Fund Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:47:33 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/taiwan_BLI_custodian.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pinebridge_newCEO.aspx PineBridge Investments, the firm previously known as AIG Investments which was acquired by Hong Kong businessman Richard Li, has named David Jiang as its new chief executive based in New York Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:45:00 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/pinebridge_newCEO.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/cathay_conninng.aspx Cathay Conning Asset Management has received the final licensing approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:44:13 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/cathay_conninng.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/efund_ssf.aspx eFront has secured a partnership with the National Council for Social Security Fund (SSF) of China to provide automated support for its alternative investments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:50:52 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/efund_ssf.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/rqfii_tepidresponse.aspx The RMB qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) scheme has received tepid market response in Hong Kong Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:48:24 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/rqfii_tepidresponse.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/citi_cpyap.aspx Citi has announced the appointment of Cheeping Yap as head of fund services for Asia ex Australia for its Securities and Fund Services (SFS) business Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:47:32 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/citi_cpyap.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/lyxor_ikos.aspx Lyxor Asset Management has announced its partnership with IKOS to launch the second alternative manager on its Lyxor Dimension UCITS Platform Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:22:51 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/lyxor_ikos.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/cross-borde_ETFs.aspx Chinese bourses are close to completing the preparation work for the country’s first cross-border exchange traded funds Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:22:04 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/cross-borde_ETFs.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fidessa_japan.aspx Fidessa group plc has launched a dedicated Japanese language version of its award-winning global fragmentation index Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:52:34 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/fidessa_japan.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/abraaj_aureos.aspx Acquisition of Aureos strengthens Abraaj Capital’s position in the emerging markets private equity landscape and enhances its global scale Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:53:34 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/abraaj_aureos.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aviva_survey.aspx Investment professionals have noted an increased focus on income among clients across most asset classes, according to a recent survey conducted by Aviva Investors Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:51:36 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/aviva_survey.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/oriental_newhire.aspx Orient Securities Asset Management has appointed Zhang Feng, former deputy director of the research department at CITIC-Prudential, as a fund manager Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:38:59 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/oriental_newhire.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ETFGI_deborahfuhr.aspx Award-winning ETF authority, Deborah Fuhr, together with her long-established team, has announced the formation of ETF Global Insight Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:38:21 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ETFGI_deborahfuhr.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/bnp_harvest_mongolia.aspx BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has implemented a mandate from Harvest Global Investments (Harvest) to launch an emerging market fund investing in Mongolia Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:54:42 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/bnp_harvest_mongolia.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nikko_marketingapt.aspx Nikko Asset Management has announced that Joyce Koh has joined Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited as head of marketing Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:53:34 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/nikko_marketingapt.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/malaysia_epfdistribution.aspx In spite of difficult markets last year, Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has announced a higher distribution rate of dividend for 2011: 6% versus 5.8% in 2010 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:52:42 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/malaysia_epfdistribution.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ssga_riskguidance.aspx State Street Global Advisors claims that managing for a total outcome rather than focusing on the returns of individual strategies or asset classes is key to solving the risk/reward dilemma faced by many underfunded pension funds Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:01:41 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ssga_riskguidance.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/principal_qfii.aspx Principal Global Investors has been awarded the designation of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor by the China Securities Regulatory Commission Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:51 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/principal_qfii.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/oneaxcess.aspx Online trading platform One Axcess has been granted regulatory approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:37:58 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/oneaxcess.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/APREA_REITs.aspx A string of positive new feeds from out of the US, including acceleration in US employment growth bringing the jobless rate to a near three-year low of 8.5%, provided uplift to Asia-Pacific REITs Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:37:01 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/APREA_REITs.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ampcapital_newhires.aspx AMP Capital has expanded its new Australian fundamental equities team to bolster the firm's current offering and provide additional talent to launch new products Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:21:05 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/ampcapital_newhires.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/polaris_yuanta_merger.aspx Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has given the green light to a merger between Polaris SITC and Yuanta SITC, which will become effective on May 6 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:20:16 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/polaris_yuanta_merger.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/peupdate_feb10.aspx Last week’s topic of Bain Capital supremo Mitt Romney’s travails on the campaign trail naturally leads on to the vexed question of the taxation of individual income from private equity, and especially on carried interest Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:52:20 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/peupdate_feb10.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/statestreet_derivativesplatform.aspx State Street Corporation has announced the expansion of its end-to-end derivatives solution to include an execution platform for the trading of derivatives products Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:55:16 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/statestreet_derivativesplatform.aspx http://www.asiaasset.com/news/wave_simcorp.aspx WAVE Management AG, the asset management unit of the German VHV insurance group with over 14 billion euros in assets under management, has chosen SimCorp Dimension as its future investment management system Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:53:34 GMT http://www.asiaasset.com/news/wave_simcorp.aspx