Sponsors in Asia will have to come up with more innovative ways to exit investments if they want to attract investors' capital to the region, industry players agree.
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Liquidnet founder Seth Merrin says exchanges are upgrading systems to cater to high-frequency traders amid slow markets, raising the risk of glitches and potentially alienating some players.
Primary bond funds will no longer be able to boost returns by subscribing to IPOs, effectively forcing them to breach the contracts they have agreed with investors.
Singapore's GIC ranks as the most popular sovereign wealth fund among capital-seeking global companies, while secondary listings in Hong Kong are increasingly being targeted.
Small-scale Chinese consumer plays will remain resilient and outperform the broader market in the coming months or years, the US bank believes.
As new listings continue to stutter in China and Hong Kong, there are sectors with strong growth prospects, says Gigi Chan, Asia-Pacific equity fund manager at Threadneedle Investments.
Lyxor offers investors in Singapore leveraged access to 20 of the largest newly listed Chinese-domiciled stocks through its latest fund.
Investor demand continues to fuel Chinese IPO after a banner year in 2007.
Ping An will buy close to 40% of the deal which will see Value Partners become the second listed asset manager in Asia.
Infrastructure specialistÆs equity subsidiary signs up 18 distributors for fund that aims to offer institutional level access to retail investors.
Shanghai data provider and California think tank link up to ease investment decision process.
First listed REIT investing in PRC real estate