Victoire Asia Investments, a specialist fund management company, has received permission from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to start its business in the country.

Victoire Asia Investments, a specialist fund management company, has received permission from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to start its business in the country.
Asian investors are the most aggressive investors globally, according to a recent report, which also found them bullish on stock markets for the coming year.
The Hong Kong government has begun a three-month consultation for introducing open-ended fund company structures (OFCs).
Netherlands-based investment manager Robeco is planning to start an office in Singapore to focus on sovereign wealth funds and key accounts.
Fullerton Fund Management has strengthened its equities investments team with three key hires and also has plans to launch new funds.
The Hong Kong capital market regulator has waived the annual licensing fees for another two years, and says it sees this move benefitting 39,000 intermediaries.
Nikko Asset Management has appointed Schroder Investment Management (Singapore)s Al Clark to a newly created role of global head of multi-asset as part of the fund houses strategy to bolster its product line up using multi-asset strategies.
DBS Bank has agreed to acquire the Asian private banking business of Société Générale in Singapore and Hong Kong, a move that will boost the assets of Singapores biggest bank by 20%.
Fund managers are exploring various investment strategies in both equities and fixed income space to boost return and insulate portfolio from market volatility amid rising interest rate and moderate economic growth scenario.
Even as growing numbers of multi-national asset managers are moving to set up shop in Malaysia, as they prepare to tap into the demand for Islamic fund management, an informal poll of market participants suggests that the industry’s growth is being stymied by a lack of product innovation and range.
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