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Nikko AM acquires Asian equity fund manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... has over $163 billion in assets under management and is one of the leading investment groups headquartered in the Asia region.

Signing of Asia Passport agreement expected

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... to sign a trade agreement in Bali today paving the way for Asia's pension savings to be managed from Australia. The Asia Region Funds Passport, as the agreement is known, will make it easier for Australians to invest directly in Asian equities and allow ...

Sagging commodities see drop in foreign investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... foreign investors pay - 15% - is higher than in the rest of the region," Bond said, adding that the introduction of the Asia Region Funds Passport will be key to attracting more foreign investment. Bond said that this policy has bi-partisan support.

Sovereign wealth funds climb to US$5.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... regions accounting for 2%. Australia's Future Fund is ranked the 13th largest SWF and the seventh largest in the broad Asia region. The SWF Institute report also reveals only a weak relationship between SWF fundsize and a fund's transparency rating. ...

MIR Investment Management re-brands

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... (Metisq). MIR was established in 2003 as an Australian equities specialist. In 2007, MIR launched capabilities in the Asia region, and since then MIR continued to focus on managing high conviction Asia Pacific ex Japan and Greater China equities portfolios. ...

Asian managers eye Fund Passport

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... investors are keen to explore a range of new opportunities, including Renminbi-based funds and the prospects for an Asia Region Fund Passport (ARFP). "This poll suggests that against a backdrop of market volatility and sweeping regulatory reform, there ...

China FUM rise challenges Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Australia and Japan currently make up half the Asia region mutual fund market, but China's rapid rise could change the dynamic and create new opportunities for investment managers able to tailor their distribution models. Mutual fund assets across the ...

Ascalon partners with Hong Kong manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... Corporation, said it was part of the firm's focus to partner with alternative and high conviction managers in the Asia region. Its first partnership in Asia, Ascalon's chief executive Andrew Landman said the firm's plan was to develop its presence in ...

2012 China study tour launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
Premium China Funds Management has launched its China Study Tour for 2012, offering a unique insight into the culture and business opportunities offered by Australia's number one trading partner. Austrade has seen around 1500 companies increasing its ...

Indonesia to defy world growth forecasts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... Development Bank (ADB) expects falling conditions impacting China will also lead to dampening activity throughout the Asia region as well. According to the ADB, China growth this year will slow from an initially anticipated 9.6% to 9.3%, India will slow ...