Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Singapore-Based $3 Billion Multi-Family Office Farro Capital Hires Bank of Singapore Market Head Mohan Subramaniam as Managing Director for Wealth Management Strategy & Client Advisory Platform, 22 Years Private Banking, Consumer Banking & Financial Industry Experience at Citigroup (16 Years) & Bank of Singapore and Held Senior Roles Including as Market Head, Head of Business Development for Asia & Middle East and Area Head for Southeast Asia 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 China Robotics Startup LimX Dynamics Raised $200 Million in Pre-IPO Funding at $2.2 Billion Valuation, Founded in 2022 by Zhang Wei Latest China AI Startup DeepSeek in Talks to Raise $1.5 Billion Funding at $71 Billion Valuation & Plans China IPO in 2027, DeepSeek AI Model Built with $6 Million Funding, Founded in 2023 & Invested Solely by China $14 Billion Quant Hedge Fund High-Flyer Quant, DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng is High-Flyer Quant Co-Founder, High-Flyer Quant Founded in 2015 Relying on Mathematics & AI for Quantitative Investment India Supreme Court Upheld Central Bank (SEBI) $218,000 (₹2.1 Crore) Fines on Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company (Include Kotak Mahindra Trustee Company, Managing Director Nilesh Shah & 5 Executives) for Mutual Fund Regulatory & Due Diligence Failures in Debt Investments of Essel Group, Additional $52,000 Litigation Costs Imposed on Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company & Kotak Mahindra Trustee Company, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Had Restructured Debt Instead of Required Action to Seize or Sell Pledged Shares in 2019 and Resulting in Late Payment for Redemption in 6 Mutual Funds (Fixed Maturity Plan) Japan Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama Plans Tax-Exemption for Individual Investors & Pension Funds in Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs), Japan Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) with $1.8 Trillion AUM Allocates 26.91% in Japan Bonds Deloitte Southeast Asia Mid-Year IPO Snapshot 2026: 1) $3 Billion Raised in 47 IPOs with $15 Billion Total Market Value in 2026 1H, Average IPO Deal Size $65 Million, 2) Top 3 IPOs are UI Boustead REIT (Singapore), Sunway Healthcare Holdings (Malaysia) & Dien May Xanh Investment (Vietnam), 3) Top 3 Countries are Malaysia $1.3 Billion Raised in 36 IPOs, Singapore $868 Million Raised in 5 IPOs & Vietnam $830 Million Raised in 4 IPOs, 4) Top 3 Sectors by IPO Raised are Consumer, Real Estate and Life Science & Healthcare (81% of Total IPOs Raised) Germany Private Markets Platform & Asset Management Group Moonfare Reports $4.6 Billion (€4 Billion) AUM with $358 Million (€313 Million) Inflows in 2026 1H, 5,900+ Investors (5,600 Individuals, 350+ Family Offices & UHNWs) in 24 Countries, Founded in 2016 by Dr. Steffen Pauls, Alexander Argyros & Heinrich von Liechtenstein Canada $38 Billion Financial Group Fairfax Financial Holdings & UAE $51 Billion Dubai Banking Group Emirates NBD Make Offers to Buy 60.7% Stake in India $9.7 Billion IDBI Bank from Government of India & India State-Owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), IDBI Bank Founded in 1964 by India Government as Industrial Development bank of India (IDBI), Current Market Value at $9.7 Billion, Share Price -16.7% YTD, -11.9% Last 12 Months & +128.9% Last 5 Years Japan $16 Billion Nippon Paint Makes Offer to Buy Decorative Paints Business of Netherlands $11 Billion Paint & Coating Giant Akzo Nobel for $8.6 Billion (€7.5 Billion), Akzo Nobel Formed in 1994 from Merger of Akzo NV & Nobel Industries, Akzo Nobel Current Market Value at $10.6 Billion, Share Price -3.6% YTD, -4.2% Last 12 Months & -46.3% Last 5 Years Germany Deutsche Bank Facilitates $50 Million Investment by Green Climate Fund (GCF) into New Southeast Asia Private Equity Climate Fund Mekong Earth Regeneration Fund (MERF) by Vietnam-Focused Private Equity Firm Mekong Capital to Invest in Agribusinesses & Value-Chain Companies that Work with Smallholder Farmers to Support Transition to Lower-Emission & Climate-Resilient Practices Latest Latest China ENN Fusion Energy Technology Raised Pre-Series A Funding Round at $1.6 Billion Valuation, Founded in 2025 by China Energy Giant ENN Group, Investors Include Longxin Private Equity Venture Capital Fund Management, CAS Star, MPCi, CDH Investments & Cathay Capital Standard Chartered Bank Integrates BlackRock Wealth Management Technology Platform Aladdin Wealth into Standard Chartered Bank myWealth Advisor (Standard Chartered Personalised Investment Planning Tool) to Provide Relationship Managers & Investment Advisors with Advanced Analytics & Portfolio Insights with Initial Launch in Singapore & Hong Kong (Priority, Priority Private & Private Banking) – 1) Comprehensive Portfolio Risk & Return Analysis in Asset Classes (Include Equities, Fixed Income, Funds, ETFs & Alternatives, 2) Enhanced Capabilities Such As Stress Testing & Scenario Analysis, 3) Portfolio Management Tools to Support Tailored Investment Strategies and 4) Consolidated View of Portfolio Risks & Portfolio Analytics Hong Kong AFRC Annual Inspection and Enforcement Reports 2025/2026: 1) Firms Strengthen Systems of Quality Management, More Responsive to Inspection Findings & Able to Implement Effective Remedial Actions, 2) Challenges in Complex & Judgement Intensive Areas of Auditing (Revenue Recognition, Asset Impairment Assessments, Going Concern Assessments &  Fraud Risk Identification), 3) 4,911 CPAs, 1,172 Registered CPA Firms, 777 Registered Corporate Practices, 22 Disciplinary Cases, $1.5 Million (HKD 11.7 Million) Fines & 49 Compliance Advice Letters Issued UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Proposes New Simple Fund Reporting for Asset Management Entities (FRAME) & Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) in Package of Reforms Which Will Result in $172 Million (£128 Million) Yearly Savings for Asset Managers Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) Applies to Australia Court to Wind Up Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd on Serious Concerns of Bond Investments & False Information Provided to Auditor with $12 Million (AUD $17.4 Million) Funds Raised from 80 Investors, Cancels Licence (29/6/26) of Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd for Dishonest Conduct Including Selling Fake Bond, Using Fake Macquarie Bank Bond Prospectus & Providing False Documents to Auditor Australia Court Orders Winding Up of First Mutual Private Equity & Unregistered Managed Investment Scheme (Operated by First Mutual Private Equity & Gregory Raymond Cotton) to Protect Investors, Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) Investigated First Mutual Private Equity & Director Gregory Raymond Cotton for Using $52.8 Million (AUD 80 Million) of $86.4 Million (AUD 131 Million) Funds Raised on Gambling & with No Actual Investment Activity Hong Kong Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results 14th July 2026 – $9 Billion 3-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.67%, $2.5 Billion 6-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.86% Hong Kong Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results 7th July 2026 – $9.1 Billion 3-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.51%, $2.5 Billion 6-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.79% China Corruption: Ex-Deputy Head of China State Tobacco Monopoly Administration Han Zhanwu Charged for Receiving Bribes & Corruption, ex-Senior Official of China Xinjiang Region Ma Xingrui Expelled from Chinese Communist Party & Will be Charged for Corruption, ex-Chairman of China-Delisted Software Company Beijing Tongtech Qu Tao Detained by China Police for Financial Fraud Latest Latest