Intertrust has expanded its fiduciary team with Rob Aspinall joining as director, fiduciary services in the Cayman Islands and Martin O’Regan joining as director, fiduciary services in Singapore. Both individuals will be primarily focused on the provision of independent
Napier Park Global Capital, an alternative asset management firm, has expanded its business operations into the United Arab Emirates and is opening an office at the Dubai International Financial Centre. Napier Park will now have offices in New York,
Derivatives volumes at Singapore Exchange (SGX) increased in August compared with the previous year, with total futures and options volume up 32 per cent to 8.6 million contracts. Year-on-year, China A50 Index Futures volume more than doubled to 1.8
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners and Cong Li, the former chief investment officer of Mirae Asset Global Investment (Hong Kong), are preparing to start separate Asian hedge funds as fund launches gather pace in the second half of the year in the region.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) division of market oversight has issued a letter advising the Hong Kong Futures Exchange that its CES China 120 Index futures contract and its HSI Volatility Index futures contract submitted for review on 2
BNP Paribas has made several key appointments to strengthen its Securities Services franchise in Asia Pacific as it continues its expansion in the region. Mostapha Tahiri has been promoted to the head of BNP Paribas Securities Services Singapore, replacing
As China’s economic growth decelerates and some industry sectors face growing oversupply issues, the risks from China’s recent credit boom appear to be rising to the surface for the country’s banks. That is according to Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Turmoil in emerging market currency markets has clearly reflected in hedge fund performance. The latest data from eVestment shows a mixed reaction to the tightening of monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve. Flows into emerging market funds were at
To mark the third anniversary of the Eurex/KRX Link, Eurex Exchange is waiving trading fees for the Eurex KOSPI Product for the month of September. In addition, all Eurex members located in Korea also qualify with immediate effect for
The constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) will be unchanged following the conclusion of its quarterly review. The STI reserve list, comprising the five highest ranking non-constituents of the STI by market capitalisation, will be (in order of
