Thailand
The UK grocer’s Thai real estate fund could be the start of a trend in Asian property divestment.
The Dutch bank wins its case against the European Commission. The sale of its Asian insurance and asset management businesses will be affected.
The Thai pension fund also sees the need to transition from sovereign debt to real assets, but struggles to build a long-term investment culture.
They have been buying Thai stocks, going in the opposite direction to foreigners and institutions who have been selling, while domestic funds have been hit by redemptions.
The $28 billion institution has chosen which firms will manage $200 million of its international portfolio. It will award mandates for another $400 million in 2012.
The launch widens HSBC's footprint in the lucrative market for third-party agency clearing services in Asia.
The US-based firm adds fund research executives in Australia and Hong Kong as it moves to expand its regional coverage.
The asset manager wants to add sales staff in Singapore and is readying its China Consumer Fund for the retail market there.
Asia Plus Securities reckons the Thai economy will continue to make steady progress irrespective of which power bloc comes out ahead in Sunday’s election.
Sukkawat Prasurtying switches insurance groups, replacing Narongsak Plodmechai as deputy chief investment officer at AIA.
The Bangkok-based Association of Investment Management Companies is optimistic about having a self-regulatory organisation in place by early next year, but some fund managers ...
The state fund is looking to ramp up its foreign-asset allocation and needs an investment consultant to help it.
In common with other Southeast Asian countries, Thailand’s infrastructure needs upgrading, but how can investors in listed equity participate?
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are working on harmonising regulations for an 'Asean Ucits' scheme, initially for ETFs, says Pravej Ongartsittigul of Thailand’...
Target-redemption funds have been attracting inflows in Thailand due to swinging volatility in the local stock market. But not all asset managers have jumped on the bandwagon.