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PGI appoints CEO for Asia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... appointed former Fitch Ratings chief, Andrea Muller, as managing director for Asia-ex Japan and chief executive of PGI East Asia. Effective March 30, 2010, she will be responsible for activities in the region including the Singapore and Hong Kong offices. ...

AXA AP angles for bigger slice of Aus market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... particularly strong, with operating earnings up 17 per cent on the first half. The best regional performer was South East Asia, where operating earnings rose 44 per cent to $50.2 million although it was Hong Kong that brought the big bucks with $290 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Australian stocks are set for a weaker opening with worse than expected US employment data causing significant falls on Wall Street. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 72 points lower at 4,575. In economic ...

Arise Chindonesia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... world's third biggest democracy and is slated as having the freest media in any Asian nation, according Simon Long, south east Asia correspondent for The Economist. Long cautioned however that the worldwide environmental costs could be catastrophic without ...

Money flows lead to Africa

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... United Nations, West Africa enjoyed more than 60 per cent growth in FDIs over 2007. Inflows into South, East and South-East Asia also witnessed a 17 per cent expansion to hit a new high, while FDIs to West Asia continued to grow for the sixth consecutive ...

ESSSuper appoints new CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... in banking, funds management, life insurance, consumer lending and utilities organisations within Australia and South East Asia. ESSSuper was formed following the merger of Emergency Services and State Super in 2006. ESSSuper members include police ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "Growth Opportunities for Australian Healthcare Companies in South East Asia". The Australian share market closed at a fresh nine-month high on Tuesday, boosted by the resources sector and major banks. ...

S&P launches risk controlled indices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... Services. "With risk controlled indices already based upon the S&P BRIC 40 Index, S&P Latin America 40 Index, S&P South East Asia 40 Index, and S&P Global Infrastructure Index, Standard & Poor's is the only index provider to offer indices targeting specific ...

China's smoking gun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... vehicles, cruise missiles and early warning systems, largely to meet the growing geopolitical challenge of China in South East Asia. No wonder next week's federal Budget Deficit is expected to approach $70 billion and take six years to come back into ...

China and India investment themes remain: Actis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... market private equity firm Actis is searching for the best buys across Africa, China, India, Latin America and South East Asia. Paul Fletcher, Actis senior partner, said the firm is adopting a "wait and see" approach to all investment opportunities in ...