FRM Capital Advisors or “FCA”, the seeding division of FRM (Man Group plc‘s fund of hedge fund division) has entered into a strategic relationship with a Japan focused hedge fund. »

Pan-emerging markets private equity firm Actis has appointed Arjun Oberoi as global healthcare sector head and Ivy Santoso as Indonesian country head.  »

Mubadala Pramerica Real Estate Investors, a 50/50 joint venture between Mubadala Development Company and Pramerica Real Estate Investors, has named Faris Mansour director of capital markets. »

Thomson Reuters, Global Property Research (GPR) and Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA) have launched the Asia Pacific Real Estate Composite Indices, which are designed to be the most comprehensive listed real estate benchmark available for the Asia Pacific region. »

FRM Capital Advisors (FCA), the seeding division of Man Group’s fund of hedge funds operation FRM, is to make a significant investment in a new Japan-focused hedge fund launched by Hong Kong-based investment adviser Arena Capital Management. »

Investor interest in India continued in 2012, albeit at levels below previous years, according to Grant Thornton UK's India Watch Index. »

PineBridge Investments, the global independent asset manager, has opened its MENA headquarters in the GBCORP Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour district in Manama. »

Financial data integration specialist Volante Technologies has opened an office in Dubai to serve the Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions. »

BMO Financial Group has appointed Robert Cormie as regional vice president and managing director, private banking Asia. »