Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Hong Kong Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results 21st July 2026 – $8.5 Billion 3-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.71%, $1.6 Billion 6-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.84% Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest UK $75 Billion Fintech Revolut Launches Revolut Bank Australia after Receiving Approval for Full Australian Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) Licence & Will Protect Eligible Deposits of AUD 250,000 Per Account Holder, Recently Launched Revolut Bank in Mexico & Received In-Principle Approval for Crypto Services in UAE with Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) Licence from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai Latest United States $758 Billion Private Equity Firm KKR Appoints Manulife ex-President & CEO Roy Gori as Senior Advisor to Advise KKR on Strategic Opportunities in Global Financial Services & Insurance with Focus on APAC & International Markets, 28 Years Senior Executive & Leadership Experience at Citigroup & Manulife and Held Roles Including as President, CEO, Regional Head of Retail Banking APAC, Head of Consumer Banking for North Asia & Australia, Country CEO Australia & CFO Thailand Barclays Private Bank Hires Nomura Discretionary Portfolio Management (DPM) Team Levia Goh as Portfolio Analyst in Investment Management Team in Singapore UK Secondaries Investment Firm Clipway Raised $6.4 Billion for First Secondaries Fund (Clipway Secondary Fund I) to Invest in LP-Led Secondary Transactions in North America & Western Europe Buyout Funds, Founded in 2021 & Launched in 2023, Clipway Managing Partners are Vincent Gombault, Ingmar Vallano & Benoit Verbrugghe India $311 Billion Asset Manager SBI Funds Management India IPO Share Price Increased +6.2% on Day 1 Trading (21/7/26: IPO Price 574 Rupee, Closing 609.75) to $12.9 Billion Market Value & Raised $1 Billion in IPO, SBI Funds Management Founded in 1992, State Bank of India (SBI) Owned 61.9% Stake & $2.8 Trillion Asset Manager Amundi Owned 36.4% Stake Pre-IPO United States $613 Billion Investment Manager Neuberger Berman Hires ex-JP Morgan Alternative Investments Specialist & ex-iCapital Singapore CEO Bertrand Ng in Singapore, 16 Years Alternative Investments, Private Banking & Financial Industry Experience at JP Morgan (12 Years) & iCapital India New Wealth & Asset Management Firm Veriqus Group Announced Launch & Raised $40 Million in New Funding, Founded in 2026 by Ashish Gumashta (Ex-Julius Baer India Chairman & CEO) & Roshi Jain (ex-HDFC Asset Management Senior Fund Manager), Investors Include United States $16 Billion Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm Norwest  Alibaba Fintech Ant Group International Unit (Ant International) Raised $1.2 Billion in Series A Funding & Plans Hong Kong IPO in 2026 June, Reported $10 Billion Valuation in 2026 June, Investors Include Ant Group & Alibaba Group, Ant International Founded in 2023 in Spinoff from Ant Group, Ant Group Founded in 2004 (Alipay) Bank of China Singapore Receives Singapore MAS Approval to Become Primary Dealer in Singapore for Singapore Government Securities (SGS) or MAS-Issued Securities Auctions, First China Bank to be Granted Primary Dealer, Total 13 Primary Dealers in Singapore are ANZ, Bank of America, Bank of China, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citibank, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC, Standard Chartered Bank & UOB Latest Latest London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to Launch New 24-Hour Trading (Weekdays) Venue London Stock Exchange 24 (LSE 24) in 2027 with Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) as First Asset Class, Client Testing to Start in 2026 Q4 Malaysia HLB Private Bank Launches Private Markets & Funds Access for Malaysia Investors with 2 Funds 1) Global Private Equity Fund-of-Funds II & 2) Private Markets Evergreen Income Fund (Resilient Income Generation) Malaysia 2nd Largest Bank $20 Billion CIMB Bank Launches CIMB Private Wealth for Affluent Clients in ASEAN with Access to 1) Comprehensive Wealth Solutions Across Investment & Protection Including Conventional & Shariah-Compliant Solutions, 2) Personalised Advisory with Dedicated Senior Relationship Managers, Certified Investment Advisors & My Wealth Service on CIMB OCTO Digital Banking App and 3) Premium Privileges & CIMB Private Wealth World Elite Card Benefits Indonesia Approves New International Financial Centre Zone with 1) 0% Income Tax for Selected Businesses & Foreigners (Financial Sector Experts), 2) Non-Resident Tax Status to Foreigners with Golden Visas, 3) Tax Exemption (Include Withholding Tax) for Dividends & Investment Returns, 4) Value-Added Tax Waiver, 5) Luxury Goods Sales & Import Duties Waiver, 6) Businesses Not Allowed to Raise Indonesia Public Funds, 7) Businesses Not Allowed to Conduct Businesses with Indonesia Customers Outside of International Financial Centre, 8) Allowed Businesses Include Banking, Insurance, Pension Services, Capital Markets, Bullion, Family Offices, Financial Activities & Professional Services (Include Accounting, Legal Counsel & Financial Consulting), 9) Financial & Administrative Autonomy with Special Legal Provisions, Special Court & Arbitration Body, 10) International Financial Centre Zone Led by Council Which is Led by Governor Indonesia $1 Trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund Danantara (BPI Danantara) to Launch Single Integrated Platform in 2026 September to Oversee Exports of Strategic Commodities (Include Coal, Palm Oil) to Improve Governance & Prevent Misconduct (Include Under-Invoicing & Transfer Pricing), New Platform Operated by Subsidiary Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) China Corruption: Ex-Deputy Director of China Banking & Insurance Regulatory Commission Zhang Jinsong Sentenced to 16-Year Jail Term for Bribery & Fined $370,000 France $2.8 Trillion Asset Manager Amundi Hires Allianz Global Investors 11-Year Veteran Jason Lim as Head of Distribution & Wealth Sales South Asia ex-Malaysia & Thailand Based in Singapore, 20 Years Asset Management & Financial Industry Experience at Citibank, Franklin Templeton, Aberdeen Asset Management & Allianz Global Investors United States $92 Billion Real Estate Investment Manager Hines Appoints 11-Year Veteran Amit Diwan as Head of APAC & Middle East, 25 Years Real Estate, Investment & Consulting Experience at Hines (Joined 2015), Piramal Fund Management, Jones Lang LaSalle, GE Real Estate & Marakon and Held Senior Roles at Hines Including as Head of India & Middle East Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to Issue $1.6 Billion (S$2.1 Billion) SGD 20-Year Green Infrastructure Bond with Maturity 2046 Latest Latest