funds

Retail Asia08/12/2021

Zurich-headquartered Julius Baer has bolstered its products unit in Hong Kong with the appointment of a new head of fund specialists in Hong Kong. Jeffrey Tam has elevated to become Julius Baer’s head of fund specialists Hong Kong, according to a statement, overseeing fund advisory for Greater China clients across traditional and alternative investments. Tam first […]

Retail Asia15/11/2021

AirAsia Group shareholders voted on November 11 in favour of a cash call to raise up to MYR1,024,058,370 ringgit (USD245.9 million) to recapitalize the group. Separately, on November 12, reports emerged that all three groups of creditors of AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) had agreed to the airline’s radical restructuring scheme. The cash call, which will take […]

Retail Asia26/07/2021

J.P. Morgan has reportedly allowed all of its wealth management clients to access cryptocurrencies via funds. J.P. Morgan’s wealth management clients gained access to five crypto products, effective July 19. Four of the products are from Grayscale Investments and one is from Osprey funds. According to the memo, J.P Morgan advisors will only execute unsolicited […]

Retail Asia20/04/2020

With OCBC enabling peer-to-peer (P2P) fund transfers on Google Pay, the city-state becomes the third globally to offer the service, after India and the United States. The integration means that OCBC customers can now transfer or receive payments directly from their bank accounts to or from anyone registered to PayNow using the Google Pay app, the bank announced […]

Retail Asia10/12/2019

Investing in a systematic investment plan (SIP) is a smart thing. In SIP, an investor invests a pre-determined amount into a mutual fund scheme each month. These investments could be made on a weekly, quarterly, or even on monthly basis. Further, they have the flexibility of diversifying your investments by investing in different SIPs. Key […]

Retail Asia14/05/2019

Sony has never been able to obtain success in the smartphone industry the way it once controlled the mp3 market, the video game console market, and the television market. Trying to differentiate itself, this year’s Xperia 1 flagship, unveiled at MWC in February, features a 6.5-inch 4K AMOLED display with a 21:9 aspect ratio. Despite what […]

Retail Asia24/02/2017

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) is among five international airlines that fly into Europe that have been told to pay passengers for delays they may have experienced. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said in its press release on Wednesday (Feb 22) that American Airlines, Etihad Airways, Emirates, SIA and Turkish Airlines will have to obey European […]

Retail Asia04/11/2016

SoftBank Group has announced plans to establish the SoftBank Vision Fund to make investments in the technology sector globally. The fund will be managed in the United Kingdom by a subsidiary of SoftBank and will deploy capital from SoftBank and investment partners. The fund will aim to be one of the world’s largest of its […]

Retail Asia07/10/2016

New Silkroutes Group (“NSG” or “the Group”) has formed a joint venture with three parties, including the Singapore subsidiary of China’s Nanshan Group, to develop private equity funds that will focus on healthcare and infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region, including Japan and Australia. The new Singapore-incorporated entity, New Silkroutes Asset Management, is 30% owned […]

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Julius Baer Names Hong Kong Head of Fund Specialists

AirAsia in $246mn fundraise, creditors back AAX restructure

J.P. Morgan Opens Crypto Fund Access to All Wealth Clients

Google Debuts P2P Fund Transfers in Singapore

How to Invest Online in Best SIP Plans

Sony’s days in the smartphone Industry are Ending

SIA among 5 airlines told to compensate passengers for delays

SoftBank to establish tech investment fund

New Silkroutes Group in Joint Venture to Offer Private Equity Funds in Asia Pacific