BlackRock says to absorb research costs under new EU rules

Published by Reuters – 14th Sep 2017

BlackRock , the world’s biggest asset manager, said on Thursday that it planned to absorb the costs of external research under new European Union rules due to go live in January 2018.

Published by Finews.asia – 12th Sep 2017

Passive investments are the flavor of the boom market, making active asset management look increasingly unattractive. Or so it seemed until Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump started trading insults.

Published by Finews.asia – 11th Sep 2017

Both China and India remain too tradition-bound in financial market strategy to decisively take the BRICS performance crown.

Published by Asia Asset Management – 11th Sep 2017

After weeks of shrill Cassandra warnings of the risks for institutions ploughing money into private equity (PE) funds at a period of peak valuations and peak dry powder, perhaps it’s now time to take a slightly more optimistic view of the case for dry powder. In other words, why PE firms may be doing the wise thing in sitting on their dough instead of deploying it.

Published by Finews.asia – 7th Sep 2017

Management consulting firm Synpulse strengthened its Asian coverage with the hire of a new senior advisor.

Published by Reuters – 7th Sep 2017

UBS Group’s (UBSG.S) asset management unit said on Thursday it aims to launch its first Chinese private fund by the end of the year, as Europe’s fourth-biggest money manager seeks a slice of China’s fast-growing, 10 trillion yuan ($1.54 trillion) private fund market.

Published by Reuters – 6th Sep 2017

Bain Capital made the first close to its Asia credit fund, raising $557 million as the private equity firm looks to scoop up distressed debt in China and other countries in the region.

Published by Bloomberg – 6th Sep 2017

Asia’s highest-yielding bonds are holding on to their fans, with top investors saying they’ll keep buying Indian and Indonesian debt — even if policy makers don’t keep easing.