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SSGA says ETF growth means plenty for all providers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... Blackrock iShares jumped into the market, now estimated to be worth $5 billion. But Frank Henze, head of SPDR ETFs in Asia Pacific for State Street Global Advisers (SSGA), said there was so much future growth in the market that SSGA don't look at market ...

Schroders move $25bn to single platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... investment management system with Hong Kong, Japan and Indonesia migrated onto Dimension in 2009. Jason Wood, head of Asia Pacific IT, Schroders said the expansion rate of Australian businesses demanded a core platform to support future growth "With ...

RBC Dexia opens Thailand for Aberdeen

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... technology it can be extended to others," he said. RBC Dexia says it is now the only transfer agent provider across the Asia Pacific region with capabilities in Thailand, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. RBC Dexia, owned by Royal Bank of Canada ...

Tora improves electronic platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... view audit trails and order history through the software. Chris Jenkins, managing director for sales and operations, Asia Pacific, said the improvements armed traders with flexible tools to cope with a time-sensitive environment where there is little ...

JP Morgan appoints direct custody head

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... team. Clere joins the firm from leading aHong Kong financial services firm's programme management function across 15 Asia Pacific markets. She also has experience in executive management roles in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the Asia Pacific region. ...

Don't blame China for inflation: AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... of global investing. Discussing the impact of emerging markets on global inflation, Anthony Chan, senior economist Asia Pacific, AllianceBernstein, said that it was too early to say that markets such as China were exporting inflation into the global ...

UBS boosts Aust Fixed Income team

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
UBS Global Asset Management names it head of credit research for Asia Pacific and new portfolio manager within its Australian Fixed Income team. Former Senior Credit Analyst at Societe General in London, Ben Squire has joined UBS as the new head of ...

UBS expanding Asian fund business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... fund administration business development out of Hong Kong, as it bids to enhance its asset services offering in the Asia Pacific region. Lunn recently resigned from HSBC, where he was head of business development, Asia Pacific fund services for HSBC ...

Talent shortage needs attention

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... are reporting a significant lack of talent, resulting in a "scramble" for skilled workers. George McFerran, head of Asia Pacific for eFinancialCareers, said that while there is no hard data on which specific areas of the financial services industry have ...

Super funds turn to dark pools

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... which equates to about $10,000 for a $10 million trade. The company boasts about 320 staff worldwide with 26 in its Asia Pacific division. It is privately owned by billionaire founder Seth Merrin with all staff sharing in the ownership of the firm.