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AIA Australia creates Asia role, new CEO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... life insurance group in the world with branches across Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand and Macau. It has total assets of US$115,782 million as of May 31, it says ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. In congratulating Dr Taggart, AFA CEO Richard Klipin said AFA members have a rich tradition ...

People powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... Yes, this is the new Philippine democracy. Don't like your leader, call for a people power protest. Next week, the Philippines will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of that very first people power revolution. Yet 25 years hence, the country remains ...

ANZ to open Chengdu centre

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... Chinese-language hub complements ANZ's other technology and operations hubs in Australia, New Zealand, India, the Philippines and Fiji. Operating in China since 1986, ANZ will be locally incorporated in China from 1 October 2010 with branches in Beijing ...

The shrinking big dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... decline was 'temporarily' short-circuited by intervention from Asian central banks (again). South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong bought the greenback to avoid being 'beggared' - hurt their exports - by its depreciation. ...

ANZ buys RBS businesses for $687 million

ASX RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... commercial businesses in Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong - along with institutional businesses in Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam. The portfolio of businesses represents 54 branches, $4 billion in loans and $8.9 billion in deposits serving ...

Dow Jones launches Islamic ASEAN index

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The index currently includes Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. According to Dow Jones Indexes, the index is designed to serve as underlying for financial ...

Philippines axes cheques for ATMs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
The Philippines is revving up its pension scheme by phasing out archaic cheques disbursement arrangements for an ATM-based system. The country's Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) brought the new system in place last month. The fund's 81,000 ...

AXA APH appoints Asia Life CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... at the Prudential Corporation Asia across the life businesses in Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines. Bishop was also president and chief executive of Prudential Corporation Asia's life business in Korea and head of alternate ...

Sovereign bonds bouncing back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... issues may however not be enough to convince lenders to dive back into the market, being Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Despite the sovereign debt issues recovery so far this calendar year, rolling 12 month debt issues are nonetheless on par ...