The investment strategy of fixed-income specialist Pimco has changed over the past four weeks from being weighted towards US Treasuries to emphasising spread products. In an interview with AsianInvestor, Bill Gross, managing director and CIO in Newport Beach, California, says, "US Treasuries are totally overvalued," noting the current 375 basis point yield for 10-year US Treasury bonds is unlikely to last in the face of rising... Read the whole story 
By Jame DiBiasio | 14 May 2008
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The private equity group announces the closing of its Baring Asia Private Equity Fund IV, which it bills as the largest regional growth equity fund. More
By Lara Wozniak | 14 May 2008
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Citi and PT Bank Internasional Indonesia announce a tie-up to capitalise on rising investor sophistication in Indonesia and to provide clients with more custody services. More
By Nina Mehra | 14 May 2008
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Deutsche Bank’s exhaustive 2008 Alternative Investment survey would have electrified us if its predictions had been published a year ago. As it is, hedge fund investors aren't showing great foresight for the coming year. More
By Simon Osborne | 14 May 2008
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Global Infrastructure Partners raises $5.64 billion, while Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners raises $4 billion. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 13 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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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%.
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Protego’s new real estate fund plans to raise $200 million for residential property development in Vietnam.
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Gabriel Gondard, deputy CIO at Fortune SGAM, is optimistic about China's performance in the second half of this year.
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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.
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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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