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Women in Banking and Finance hunt for CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... grow its membership base. The new chief executive will report to the Executive Committee, with State Street Bank Asia Pacific regional treasurer Melissa Marzulli as president and ANZ director of loan product Julie Hunter as vice president. Other members ...

Zurich appoints chief underwriting officer

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... underwriting officer. Hong Kong-based Philip Anderson, currently Zurich's head of protection business development for Asia Pacific and the Middle East (APME), returns to Australia to take on the new role. Prior to relocating to HK in 2004, Anderson also ...

Ascalon appoints new Australia head

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Kong-based asset manager DragonBack Capital. Chuak Chan, Ascalon chief executive, said Lance has more than 25 years in Asia Pacific financial markets building and leading investment banking and asset management teams. "He is a strong and dynamic addition ...

ESG RA awards Citi, Credit Suisse research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... debate with Ann Byrne, CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI); Pru Bennett, director of Asia Pacific Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment at BlackRock; Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association ...

No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... its tradeability, valuation and prestige for the foreseeable future. According to AllianceBernstein director for Asia Pacific fixed income Hayden Briscoe, the currency will appreciate by 2-3% a year on average, just to keep pace with the country's persistent ...

Asian bonds insulated from Cyprus turmoil

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... Cypriot debt talks, according to HSBC Global Asset Management. HSBC chief investment officer for fixed income in Asia Pacific Cecilia Chan says that insulation from the eurozone crisis is just one of many reasons for choosing Asia over developed world ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... active managers is just as tough, warns State Street Global Advisers' Lochiel Crafter. The head of investments for the Asia Pacific at SSgA says that investors are often disappointed by the returns generated by their active portfolio because the majority ...

BNP Paribas expands banking capabilities

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... He will report to Natalie Floate, who is the head of Treasury, Agency Securities Lending and Foreign Exchange for Asia Pacific.

Asian retail banks set to spend 5.1% more on tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Retail banks in the Asia Pacific region are expected to spend 5.1% more on technology this year and technology expenses will reach US$118.6 billion, Ovum research found. According to analysis provider Ovum, retail banks in the Asia Pacific region are ...

Australia is world leader in treasury: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
Australia has one of the most sophisticated treasury markets in the world and is the leader of the Asia Pacific region, according to the preliminary results of a survey by technology provider Sungard and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The full research ...