Tag: investment

Deutsche's Patrick Tsang and Mark Whitcroft share their views on expected trends in the Asian bond markets. The state agency, which holds Woori shares on behalf of the government, raises $745 million from the sale. The owner of Korea's Kookmin Bank has set the first reference price for its upcoming rights offering at W37,250. Meanwhile, Golden Agri and Pacific Andes say their respective ... The owner of Korea's Kookmin Bank halves its original deal size, while Singapore-listed Neptune Orient Lines says its $996 million rights offering is oversubscribed. UBS names Alex Wilmot-Sitwell and Carsten Kengeter as co-heads of its investment bank, replacing Jerker Johansson who has resigned after one year in the role. Norman Villamin, head of investment analysis and advice for Citi’s consumer banking and global wealth management businesses in Asia, offers some investment tips. The investment by the asset manager gives Financial Partners Group the capital it needs to grow in Asia and the Middle East. The government increases the cap for foreign investments into unlisted companies from 30% to 40%. The Korean bank also prices inside the curve of its rival Shinhan Bank. As China’s foreign exchange reserves and other external assets continue their inexorable rise, all eyes are on the government’s new foreign exchange investment agency. Mekong Enterprise Fund II invests up to $6.25 million in a manufacturing company in Vietnam Our Private Bank of the Year, UBS, discusses the best investments you could have made in 2006. Shengman Zhang moves from New York to take on the role of chief operating officer for Asia-Pacific. MAS's Heng sees Japanese trade and investments in Asia extending to new markets and moving up the value chain. Fancy owning your own bar? Chinese banks and insurers invest abroad through structured products designed by foreign investment banks. Poor consultation mars Japan''s introduction of a badly needed, modern code for investment advisors. 27 - 30 March 2006, The Westin Shanghai, China The Hong Kong group teams up with London''s Eden Rock to give investors exposure to this asset class. It closes a real estate fund and begins a hedge fund incubator programme.