Fixed income boutique Kapstream Capital is preparing to launch an Asia ex-Japan bond fund with about $50 million in seed funding from an offshore investor.
Rob Brown returns to custody's big league
Rob Brown
Custody and fund accounting stalwart Rob Brown has taken a senior role at the Australian arm of a global securities services provider.
Super-urbanisation debunks China property fears
Fears the China property market is generating a major asset bubble are not warranted, according to leading economists in China, who said massive housing demand in the country will sustain its “hyper-urbanisation” .
Fidelity builds China research engine
John Ford
Fidelity is building a team of investment specialists in mainland China, its second for the Asia-Pacific region.
Russell moves boldly into Aussie quant
Kathy Cave
BTIM ‘steady as a ship’: CEO
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has benefited from improved equity markets and lower fund-related expenses to increase its revenue as funds under management remainied flat in the past six months.
More than $20mn a month for Realindex EM fund
Colonial First State (CFS) has netted $90 million from investors for its fundamental indexing fund targeting emerging markets, since launching the product in January.
Infrastructure procurement model ‘broken’: Future Fund
The end of easy debt in the financial system has led to institutional investors being treated increasingly as “sources of capital” rather than partners in infrastructure deals, said Raphael Arndt, investment director – private markets at the Future Fund, during the first Think Tank held by the Sydney Financial Forum.
BTIM 'steady as a ship': CEO
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has benefited from improved equity markets and lower fund-related expenses to increase its revenue as funds under management remainied flat in the past six months.
Infrastructure procurement model 'broken': Future Fund
The end of easy debt in the financial system has led to institutional investors being treated increasingly as “sources of capital” rather than partners in infrastructure deals, said Raphael Arndt, investment director – private markets at the Future Fund, during the first Think Tank held by the Sydney Financial Forum.
