Fitch Ratings expects growth in assets under management to be higher in the next few years in emerging Asia (China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) than in more mature markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea. »

The South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has approved new legislation allowing the introduction of “synthetic” exchange-traded funds. »

A new exchange-traded equity index fund issued by Amundi, the Amundi ETF Topix EUR Hedged Daily, is now tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment. »

Nomura Securities has selected the Nomura Research Institute’s NRI Advisor Platform, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) wealth management solution designed to assist financial advisers. »

Origo Partners has formed a new joint venture company with Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar) Limited (SPA), one of Myanmar’s leading conglomerates, to identify investment opportunities across the natural resources and other sectors in Myanmar. »

Allianz Global Investors believes the short-term indicators point towards a soft rather than a hard landing for the Chinese economy. »

Torstone Technology, a provider of securities and derivatives processing software to the global financial markets, is expanding its financial technology business in the Asian markets. »

Fitch Ratings expects growth in asset under management (AUM) to be higher in the years to come in emerging Asia (China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) than in mature markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea. »

Woori Absolute Partners (WAP), the Singapore-based alternative investment platform of Woori Investment & Securities (WIS), and NewAlpha Asset Management, the Paris-based hedge fund incubation specialist, have announced the first strategic investment of the Woori NewAlpha Fund with Mosaic Asset Management, a new Singapore-based registered fund management company focused on Asian equity strategies. »

Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a provider of consulting services and system solutions, has established a subsidiary, NRI Consulting & Solutions (Thailand), through Nomura Research Institute Asia Pacific as the holding company, with investment approval from the Board of Investment of Thailand. »

Two Chinese asset managers – China Asset Management and China Southern Asset Management – are poised to list exchange-traded funds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. »

Trading costs for large-cap and mid-cap stocks were significantly lower in 2012 than pre-June 2011 levels, following the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) initiatives to enhance market liquidity. »