Equis Funds Group, a pan-Asian fund manager focused on the energy and infrastructure sectors, has reached a second closing of US$1.7 billion for its latest fund, according to media reports. Representatives of Equis did not respond to inquires to confirm the news. Founded in 2010, the group's debut fund, Equis Asia Fund I, had US$647m […]

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China consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.8% year-on-year in January, down by 0.7 percentage points from the previous month, the lowest since November 2009, according to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics. Producer price index (PPI) was below market consensus, declining 4.3% year-on-year in January, compared with December's 3.3% drop. The gauge has […]

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Personnel moves at China’s central bank are unlikely to affect monetary policy, analysts say

China has seen significant capital outflows in the past few quarters, but the Chinese authorities are likely to maintain a stable RMB, with the Chinese currency likely appreciate at a modest pace of less than 3% by year-end while experiencing periodic bouts of two-way movements throughout 2015, says a research report by UBS AG. China's […]

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Vertex Venture Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, has begun raising its third China fund named Vertex Ventures China III, L.P. with a fundraising target of US$200m, according to a securities filing. Vertex Venture invests in emerging companies and leading venture capital funds throughout Asia and the U.S. Since its founding in […]

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Headache over anti-monopoly law comes to an end

Hong Kong's total retail sales in 2014 were HKD493.3 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 0.2%. According to statistics released by Census and Statistics Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, this is reportedly the first time for Hong Kong to see retail sales decrease since 2003 and it was the worst […]

Beer demand is slowing. Can consolidation save the day?

Chinese telecom device maker Huawei announced in Xi'an that the company has completed the construction of a network functions virtualization open lab with an initial investment of over USD5 million. Liang Hua, president of Huawei global technical service unit, said that the NFV open lab is an innovation center for ICT convergence. It is committed […]

Thirteen years ago, Argentina was in dire straits, with a currency pegged to unrealistic levels, high debt, and an unsustainable bailout program. Today, with Greece facing many of the same challenges, it is worth considering what the country's leaders …