Morgan Stanley and a firm set up by General Electric and Credit Suisse have raised close to $10 billion for their respective infrastructure funds. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an independent fund that invests in infrastructure assets worldwide, has raised $5.64 billion in equity commitments for its flagship first fund that will invest in the energy, transport, water, and waste management sectors. GIP was set up by founding... Read the whole story 
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 13 May 2008
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank pays $1.2 billion for the 25% stake in RHB Capital, Malaysia’s fourth largest bank. EPF’s stake will be cut from 82% to 57%. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 13 May 2008
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Protego’s new real estate fund plans to raise $200 million for residential property development in Vietnam. More
By Simon Osborne | 13 May 2008
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Gabriel Gondard, deputy CIO at Fortune SGAM, is optimistic about China's performance in the second half of this year. More
By Liz Mak | 13 May 2008
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management will focus on improving the Korea Teachers Pension Funds’ risk-return profile as it ventures into equities markets overseas for the first time. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 09 May 2008
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Senior portfolio manager Peter Chiang is a huge believer in the multi-year thematic approach to investing. More
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From AsianInvestor magazine: Both global private-equity players and Taiwan’s institutional investors are keen on domestic property allocations, which now compare favourably to real-estate investments in mainland China. More
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The fund is aimed at facilitating more investments in developing Asian countries to address the causes and consequences of global warming, which is fast becoming a popular theme among fund managers.
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Kelvin Liu of Invesco's fund of private equity fund unit gives a few tips on how to find a good manager.
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The firm’s new quantitative allocation model for Asia factors in variables such as currency, economic growth, and earnings forecasts.
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Templeton and AllianceBerstein score big wins. Newton and Goldman Sachs Asset Management also secure mandates.
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Lindman will take over from Alan Wren who has served as interim CEO since Ajay Srinivasan left Prudential in June 2007 to join the Aditya Birla Group in Mumbai.
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Li Kenan has resigned from First State Cinda to be reunited with ex-CEO of Colonial First State John Pearce in the Ping An Group.
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Cerulli Associates expects mutual fund assets in Southeast Asia to grow 17% annually over the next five years, a brisk pace compared to the more developed mutual fund markets but slower than their 31.4% growth in the 2002-2007 period.
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Shareholders of the China fund JV vote to remove Frontini as CEO but the circumstances surrounding his departure remain a mystery.
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