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New ETF labels need global consistency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... regulator's moves to improve understanding and increase transparency and education, Frank Henze, head of SPDR ETFs for Asia Pacific at SSgA said naming conventions for managed investment vehicles should be compatible across regimes to benefit international ...

Ten new ETPs get ASX listing

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... companies or, for investors with adequate expertise, commodity futures markets," said Fred Jheon, managing director, Asia Pacific, ETF Securities. "ETCs provide a convenient, transparent and liquid solution to investors seeking more direct exposure." ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... positive things that can be said from an equity investment point of view," said John Ford, chief investment officer Asia Pacific, Fidelity Worldwide Investment, speaking at a round table this morning. Ford said that equities were increasingly attractive ...

Bennelong names new CFO

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... Aviva Investors/Portfolio Partners) where he was most recently chief operating officer and chief financial officer, Asia Pacific. "We were inundated by interested candidates for this role," said Jarrod Brown, chief executive officer at Bennelong Funds ...

NAB AS wins Maple-Brown Abbott mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... management, Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA) is a privately owned investment firm specialising in the management of Australian and Asia Pacific ex-Japan equity portfolios for corporations, institutions, industry and corporate superannuation funds. The win for ...

Henderson grows footprint in Asia-Pacific

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... management business in Australia is part of Henderson's strategy to grow its footprint in high-value markets in the Asia Pacific region, including China, Japan and Australia. "Henderson has an extensive history in Australia and a supportive shareholder ...

BlackRock appoints country head

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... investment, advisory and risk management solutions to its clients. Arter will report to Mark McCombe, BlackRock's chairman, Asia Pacific, and become a member of BlackRock's Executive Committee in Asia Pacific. Prior to his appointment with Victorian ...

AMP signs $220m tech contract

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... 2009. AMP has been incurring costs associated with running both organisations' IT since the merger of AMP and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Australia and New Zealand in March 2011. According to CSC, the deal will allow AMP to maximise efficiencies from the ...

Securities lending is not short selling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... to be best practice, said Natalie Floate, BNP Paribas Securities Services' head of markets & financing services - Asia Pacific. Floate was speaking at the Global Investor securities lending master class held in Sydney this week. But securities lending ...

Wealth down as ANZ records bumper profit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... deposits, higher costs for long-term funding and low demand for loans, according to the Bank. Stronger results in Asia Pacific, Europe and America contributed to profit and illustrated the benefits of building a super-regional strategy, Smith said. Smith ...