Pacific Star, a Singapore-based Asian real estate investment house, says it is raising $2 billion for its new Asia Fund Select Concept Fund. The fund will be the first of its kind in real estate investment, being open-ended and targeted at institutional investors worldwide. The fund will invest in real estate projects all over Asia. Fritz Nehrig, senior vice-president for fund management at Pacific Star, says the fund has capacity for... Read the whole story 
By Liz Mak | 27 Mar 2008
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Lehman storms back with news of a Singapore prime brokerage focus and further Hong Kong hires. More
By Simon Osborne | 27 Mar 2008
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The Chicago-based US Futures Exchange is going live with Sensex contracts in April. More
By Nick Ferguson | 27 Mar 2008
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GIC Real Estate and US-based hospitality company Host Hotels & Resorts create a joint venture to invest up to $2 billion in hotels in the Asia-Pacific region. More
By Sameera Anand | 27 Mar 2008
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The China A-share market, reserved for domestic investors and those with QFII quotas, has suffered huge losses so far this year. AsianInvestor spoke with fund managers and analysts about their views on the market. This is part three of a four-part series. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 27 Mar 2008
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Jeff Penney, co-head of global financing business in Merrill Lynch’s prime broking unit, talks about operations and risks. More
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From AsianInvestor magazine: The steady returns from low-volatility funds of funds offer financial institutions comfort in an increasingly uncertain environment. More
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Authorities are prodding Citic Securities, which owns both fund companies, to merge them in order to comply with laws on ownership, creating the first such case in China's mutual-funds industry.
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The China A-share market, reserved for domestic investors and those with QFII quotas, has suffered huge losses so far this year. AsianInvestor spoke with fund managers and analysts about whether the current setback is temporary. This is part two of a four-part series.
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The private equity company has no plans to raise its S$0.725 per share offer for the Chinese pharmaceutical firm, but reserves the right to revise the offer price if a competitive situation arises.
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On the domestic front, the establishment of a new government has been seen as a signal for economic reform.
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The three governments agree on principles that include greater transparency and making investment decisions on commercial grounds and not for geopolitical reasons. Separately, the IMF plans to meet with sovereign wealth funds in April to develop best practice guidelines.
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The China A-share market, reserved for domestic investors and those with QFII quotas, has suffered huge losses so far this year after outperforming for two years in a row. AsianInvestor spoke with fund managers and analysts about their views on the market. This is part one of a four-part series.
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Rather than fret about the extremely negative sentiment of global fund managers polled by Merrill Lynch, the firm is accentuating the positive and suggesting that it is a sign that markets may soon turn.
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The Chinese insurance company pays $3.32 billion for the stake in Fortis's asset management subsidiary, gaining access to a business with $378 billion of assets under management.
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