Fasset Islamic crypto bank has received regulatory approval from Malaysia’s Labuan FSA, becoming the world’s first Shariah-compliant digital bank powered by stablecoins. The UAE-based fintech will expand from digital asset services to full-scale on-chain banking through its superapp, offering zero-interest accounts and access to US stocks, gold, and cryptocurrencies. With over 500,000 users across 125 countries, the platform currently handles USD6bn in annualised volume and a

European pension funds and other long-term investors are reassessing China private equity opportunities as optimism returns to...

Hong Kong tycoon Adrian Cheng Chi-kong has launched ALMAD Group, a new firm focused on digital assets and emerging economies, a year...

Saison Capital USD50m blockchain fund has been launched under the name Onigiri Capital, targeting startups that focus on real-world asset...

Standard Chartered has launched the First Alternatives Fund in Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Asia Management Zone in partnership with First...

South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, Igis Asset Management, has entered its final sale stage with Hanwha Life Insurance and...

The Tsao Family Office of Singapore, founded by the family behind maritime group Tsao Pao Chee, has expanded its African footprint with a...

Iris Capital Partners in Malaysia is targeting USD200m from institutional investors for a new private credit and private equity fund,...

Mizuho and MUFG asset management expansion plans are accelerating as the two Japanese megabanks explore acquisitions and partnerships...

Asian family offices crypto allocations are rising as wealthy families ramp up exposure, spurred by bullish sentiment, record bitcoin...

Yangzijiang SME fund participation will anchor a SGD100m vehicle launched by ICH Asset Management, founded by former CEO Vincent Toe, to...

A new CUHK Business School study finds that family-owned firms Asia perform better when there are clear divides between family and...

BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is forming a Singapore-based team to fund Southeast Asian infrastructure through blended...

Private equity firms across Asia are intensifying their search for talent as they face mounting pressure to deploy USD260bn in uninvested...

Singapore-based family office Kamet Capital has made a strategic USD8.5m investment in TopView.ai, an artificial intelligence startup...

China International Capital Corp (CICC) and China Galaxy Securities are launching more than USD1bn in new funds across Southeast Asia,...

Dubai-based Hoxton Wealth has completed its largest acquisition to date, acquiring Infinity Financial Solutions and marking its official...

VMS Group, a Hong Kong-based multi-family office managing approximately USD4bn, is expanding into hedge funds to cater to client demand...

Startups Community Asia Ltd , which operates leading platform for entrepreneurs, StartHub Asia, and Asia First , a prominent source for...

Shanghai has pledged to continue supporting investment by offshore private equity funds in local technology firms and may increase quotas...