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Alternatives
Partners Group opens Korea representative office
The Swiss private-equity specialist builds off its relationship with KIC to develop business and find local investments in Korea.
By Dr Insup Lee | 13 December 2010
Alternatives
HSBC's Asian private-equity team completes buyout
In all, 17 former HSBC staff start work in a renamed company, Headland Capital Partners, in an amicable management buyout that is a sign of the times.
By Leigh Powell | 2 December 2010
Alternatives
Korea Post seeks equity managers, alternatives adviser
The insurance arm of the $70 billion government-linked organisation is requesting proposals related to managing global equities and advising on alternatives.
By Dr Insup Lee | 29 November 2010
Alternatives
Bahana sees rising foreign interest in alternatives
The Indonesian asset manager has just launched a quantitative retail equity fund and will target overseas institutional investors with a private equity offering next year.
By Joe Marsh | 16 November 2010
Outlooks
JC Flowers banker sees Japan opportunities…eventually
Things must still get worse for Japan if its leaders are to fully come to grips with its malaise, says Thierry Porte, former Shinsei Bank president.
By Jame DiBiasio | 12 November 2010
Asset Owners
Asian, North American pension funds allocate past each other
Like ships passing in the night, pension funds from both sides of the Pacific are looking to increase investments on the far shore.
By Jame DiBiasio | 3 November 2010
Alternatives
RMB private-equity funds grow in size and number
Citic Private Equity may have closed the biggest ever renminbi-denominated PE fund in January, but even larger ones are in the pipeline.
By Joe Marsh | 31 August 2010
Alternatives
TPG plans $1.5 billion of investments in China
The private-equity firm signs agreements with the governments in Shanghai and Chongqing to set up two renminbi-denominated funds of Rmb5 billion each to invest in Chinese ...
By Anette Jönsson | 26 August 2010
Alternatives
Hamilton Lane to make second closing of seventh fund
The Hamilton Lane Private Equity Fund VII is scheduled to hit $200 million by the end of this month.
By Simon Osborne | 20 August 2010
Alternatives
China's Social Security Fund lays groundwork for global private equity
The $240 billion fund is lobbying its regulators to allow it to invest in global alternative investments, but timing is a mystery.
By Jame DiBiasio | 12 August 2010
Alternatives
Korean private-equity firm looks to invest regionally
STIC Investments wants to become a leading pan-Asia private-equity group.
By Dr Insup Lee | 23 July 2010
People Moves
Private equity firm Hamilton Lane hires Jackson Chan
The former SG Asset Management and Ramius Capital employee has joined Hamilton Lane to run Asia sales.
By Simon Osborne | 15 July 2010
Alternatives
Private-equity fundraising plummets
Hardly anyone wants to give money to an industry that has generally failed to deliver; but hope springs eternal.
By Jame DiBiasio | 6 July 2010
Alternatives
Asian institutions to boost alternatives exposure by half
The plan is to increase their allocation to alternative assets from 11% to 17% by 2012 which is a bigger jump than in other regions, according to a Russell Investments survey.
By Joe Marsh | 22 June 2010
Alternatives
TPG's Shan to head Pacific Alliance and start new PE fund
As a result of the move, co-founder Chris Gradel takes on a newly created role as CIO of the hedge funds and distressed business.
By Joe Marsh | 22 June 2010
Alternatives
Private-equity investors to fire managers, warns Coller
Coller Capital’s survey of global limited partners finds disappointment with investment returns and a likely shift to find more Asia-focused managers.
By Jame DiBiasio | 15 June 2010
Markets
Asian private-equity players more cautious than global peers
European and US private-equity firms may be looking to Asia to raise funds, but the sector remains under pressure globally, according to a survey.
By Cate Rocchi | 18 May 2010
Alternatives
Australian super funds steer clear of China
Assets are growing fast at superannuation funds, but they remain cautious about investing in markets such as China, says Baker & McKenzie.
By Joseph Marsh | 30 April 2010
Alternatives
Asia most popular region for private-equity investors
Meanwhile, global macro and natural-resource hedge-fund strategies are attracting particularly strong interest, says US research firm Brighton House Associates.
By Joseph Marsh | 23 April 2010
Markets
Stick to bonds and private equity in Russia, says UFG
UFG Asset Management’s Florian Fenner advises Asian investors exploring the Russia story where to find value in a volatile market.
By Jame DiBiasio | 16 April 2010
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