China

The China Investment Corporation's annualized yield of its overseas investment stood at 3.9 percent since it was founded five years ago.

China's Ministry of Finance will sell 28 billion yuan (US$4.42 billion) in 20-year book-entry treasury bonds.

BOCI-Prudential Asset Management received a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("QFII") quota of USD 150 million from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange ("SAFE").

Over 1,000 disgruntled investors protested against the local government of Tianjin City outside the municipal building last Sept. 3 and 4.

China Investment Corp has sold most of its 3 percent stake in BlackRock Inc., which it bought a 3 percent stake for $1 billion in 2009.

Citic Capital Holdings has sold a 22.2 percent stake to an arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.

Fortune Link Fund Management Co. and KDB Daewoo Securities Co. has signed a deal to team up in the Chinese  private equity market.

Focus Media Holding Ltd received a bid from private-equity firms in what would be the country’s largest leveraged buyout.

Bank of Montreal has completed its previously announced acquisition of a 19.99% in Beijing-based COFCO Trust Co.

Asia Alternatives raised more than $1.5 billion in new funds to invest into fund managers across Asia.

China has commenced a new investment reform allowing foreign hedge funds to use funds from Chinese residents in investments abroad.

Bain Capital LLC has completed fundraising for its second Asia fund, closing at $2.3 billion.

Private-equity fundraising and transactions decreased in almost every country in Asia during the first half of 2012, including China.

China's fund management companies are seeking to compete with wealth management products sold by commercial banks.

China has approved mutual listings of exchange-traded funds on Hong Kong and mainland exchanges.

Bloomberg is doubling the size of its Korean operation because the government is easing financial regulations on the hedge funds market.