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NZ regulator extends AMP and AXA deadline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has delayed a final decision on AMP's bid for AXA Asia Pacific by two weeks to June 25. A Commerce Commission spokesperson said the regulator had agreed with AMP and AXA Asia Pacific on the extended deadline. The regulator's ...

Crédit Agricole signs on Calypso

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
CrA(C)dit Agricole CIB has gone live with Calypso Technology systems across 23 locations in Asia Pacific, Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Calypso Technology is a global application software provider of an integrated trading, risk and processing ...

All that glitters are gold ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... approximately US$63.4 billion. Meanwhile, Phelan expects the local subsidiary's underlying gold holding to rise as Asia Pacific investors become comfortable with the structure. "It's only going to get bigger because Asia hasn't really taken off yet in ...

AXA and Wealth.net split poses planner risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... regarding the ACCC's decision to block the bank's proposed acquisition of the Australian and New Zealand business of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH). The bank hopes to appease the ACCC by potentially divesting the North Wealth.net investment platform ...

NAB addresses ACCC concerns

ASX STATEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... Commission's decision to block the bank's proposed acquisition of the Australian and New Zealand business of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH). Back in April, ACCC blocked the NAB bid because it was concerned about competition between retail investment ...

Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... the ante on alternative assets. According to a Mercer report that surveyed 27 institutions from Australia and the Asia Pacific, local university funds posted losses of 6.4 per cent by 30 June last year, compared with 18.7 per cent losses in the US. A ...

Tora expands to include Australia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... TORA Crosspoint to combine our liquidity sources," said Brook Teeter, head of client trading and execution sales for Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse. "It's all about choice and providing the buy-side trader with additional tools to help improve execution ...

Mercer wins Investec mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... Mercer's resources will help Investec underpin these solutions with research, he said. Mercer's Hansi Mehrotra, head of Asia Pacific wealth management for Mercer's investment consulting business, said demand for comprehensive global research capabilities ...

NAB gains more time on AXA deal

ASX RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
AXA Asia Pacific, AXA SA and NAB have each agreed to extend the period for NAB to satisfy concerns raised by ACCC till 15 June this year. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said last month it would oppose NAB's proposal to buy ...

Aviva Investors mines Asia for mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... hole left by the sale of Aviva Australia's insurance to NAB/MLC. Craig Bingham, chief executive at Aviva Investors Asia Pacific, said the firm is working on making sure the market doesn't confuse the asset management arm with the sale of the life company ...