Equity News
Chinese property developer taps markets again
Neo-China raises $173 million from convertible after shareholders grant approval for more fund raisings to pay for expansion through acquisitions.




Equity News
Hunger fuels Singapore-listed Celestial NutriFoods issue
India has dominated Asian CB issuance this year, but with thee CBs in a week from outside the subcontinent, does this mark a more regional trend?


Mutual Funds & Markets
The Chinese mutual fund blockbuster is back
Guangfa is rumoured to have raised over Rmb12 billion for its new equity fund - shades of 2004’s boom and bust, or is this something more durable?





Mutual Funds & Markets
HSBC’s GEM Equity Fund passes $1 billion-mark
Growing demand for emerging market stocks despite "dark clouds" on the horizon.


Alternative Investments
Morgan Stanley buys Hang Seng Building
The $290 million investment adds Hang Seng Bank’s Central headquarters to Morgan Stanley’s Hong Kong property portfolio.





People Moves
Pease joins Russell as investment strategist in Australia
Andrew Pease resigns as chief economist at JPMorgan to help Russell grow its investment consulting and managed funds businesses.


Editor's Desk
League table round up
Equity capital markets hold steady, while debt capital markets grind to a halt.



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