Assets under management of Asia Pacific exchange-traded products decreased by USD2.9bn and ended at USD111.3bn last week, according to Deutsche Bank. Assets under management of Asia Pacific exchange-traded products decreased by USD2.9bn and ended at USD111.3bn last week, according to
Berry Palmer & Lyle (BPL Global), a political risk insurance broker, has opened a Singapore subsidiary, following on from the opening of its Hong Kong branch in early 2011. Berry Palmer & Lyle (BPL Global), a political risk insurance broker,
IMQubator (IMQ) and Hong Kong-based Synergy Fund Management (SFM) – founded by Eliza Lau, former CEO and CIO of SAIL Advisors – have teamed up to source and seed the next generation of Asia-Pacific managers. With a focus on China
This week VAM Funds, the Luxembourg-based specialist fund manager announced it had expanded its Asian team with the appointment of Paul Bamber as sales manager.
UBS O’Connor is preparing to open its first Asia-focused hedge fund to external investors later this year reported Bloomberg News, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The fund commenced trading in August with internal money and is
PineBridge Investments, a multi-asset class investment manager, has selected Bahrain as the location for its Middle East and North Africa headquarters. PineBridge is an independent asset manager with over USD67bn of assets under management for institutional and individual clients across
Scoach has been licensed by the Hong Kong regulator SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) to connect market participants in Hong Kong directly to the Xetra trading system. In the future, banks and brokers can use the Xetra network to place
NYSE Euronext and the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore bilateral business opportunities and connect their respective customer bases in Asia, Europe and the US through NYSE Euronext’s order routing system. This alliance will
A former trader at Nomura Holdings Inc is preparing to launch a USD250million Asia-focused volatility hedge fund reported Reuters this week, in what should become one of the region’s bigger start-ups so far this year. Jean-Noel Payer was a managing
Eurex Exchange has launched a new incentive programme for trading participants based in Asia and Australia. The initiative – launched at the beginning of October – aims to attract new participants to Eurex and to make trading even more interesting
