Bloomberg Australian pension fund First State Super is on a hiring spree as it seeks to more than double in size to A$200 billion ($136 billion) within next four years. The Sydney-based firm’s investment team will grow to more than 100 people from 80 by 2022 as it builds out in-house expertise across equities, fixed income, infrastructure and direct lending, ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong demonstrators will need to look beyond mainland China for supplies of protest gear that’s defined the look of the movement. Queries on Chinese e-commerce portals such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Taobao for umbrellas, masks and helmets would return the searches as “item not found” for buyers based in Hong Kong, while those on the mainland had ...

Bloomberg Private home sales in Singapore jumped to highest in eight months as a broader economic slowdown spurred investors to park their money in a property market known as a safe haven. Developers in the city-state sold 1,178 apartments in July, an increase of 43% from the previous month, and the highest level since November. Purchases by foreigners more than ...