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China fund assets set to top US$1 trillion
SHANGHAI: China's 2.3 trillion yuan (US$337bil) fund industry may triple in size in the next five years as new products attract money away from banks in the world's fastest growing major economy.
China's CIC to invest US$2b in US mortgages
HONG KONG: China Investment Corp (CIC), the country#8217;s US$200bil sovereign wealth fund, is set to pour up to US$2bil soon into the US mortgage system by hiring mandates under the US Treasury-backed Public-Private Investment Plan (PPIP), sources said.
Doomsday fears pushed aside, Wall Street did well in Q2; What lies ahead?
NEW YORK: Doomsday fears and predictions have been pushed aside and Wall Street did well in the second-quarter. Now what lies ahead in the third-quarter?
BlackRock agrees to buy Barclays Global Investors
LONDON: BlackRock has agreed to buy Barclays Global Investors (BGI) to create the world's biggest asset manager, in a US$13.5bil deal that British bank Barclays hopes will put to rest concerns about its capital.
BlackRock to buy asset management arm of Barclays for US$13.5bil
LOS ANGELES: After weeks of speculation, U.S. investment manager BlackRock Inc. said Thursday it will purchase the asset management arm of British investment bank Barclays PLC, including its iShares division, for US$13.5 billion in cash and stock.
Barclays confirms having talks with BlackRock
LONDON: Barclays said yesterday it had held talks with US money manager BlackRock on the possible sale of the British bank's asset management arm.
Oil hovers above US$59 Tuesday on signs recession easing(update)
SINGAPORE: Oil hovered above $59 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after investors took heart from signs the U.S. recession is easing.Benchmark crude for June delivery was up 10 cents to $59.13 a barrel midday in Singapore in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
First quarter shows hint of recovery
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP): First-quarter earnings so far from across the market are coming in better than expected - largely as a result of a very low bar.
Giant bond fund supports Obama’s public-private plan
Bill Gross, the influential manager of the world's largest bond fund, gave the Obama administration's financial stability effort a much-needed endorsement on Monday, saying PIMCO will participate in the public-private plan.
Oil falls below US$35 ahead of busy earnings week
Oil prices fell to below $35 a barrel Monday as investors eyed a slew of U.S. corporate earnings this week for signs of weakening consumer demand amid the worst recession in decades.
