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Promnitz joins IFSA board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Peter Promnitz, chief executive at Mercer (Australia) and region head of Asia Pacific Mercer, has joined the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) as a director. He replaces Jeremy Duffield, who resigned from the association's board to ...

Lucky country

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... growth in assets than any other country, research shows. The Watson Wyatt and Pensions & Investments research found Asia Pacific pension funds recorded the highest compound annual growth rate of 19 per cent per annum during 2008. While Australia's superannuation ...

Mercer wins ANZ Staff Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... life-stage and preferred communication," said David Anderson, business leader of Mercer's outsourcing business for Asia Pacific. "Employers and fund trustees are seeking both an economic and high quality outsourcing solution that not only reduces their ...

Northern Trust appoints Asia CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
Northern Trust has appointed Teresa Parker as chief executive of the Asia Pacific region. Parker replaces Gregg Behrens who retires in November. She has worked at Northern Trust in a number of leadership positions for the past 15 years, most recently ...

DST opens China website

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... website include information about the company in English in Chinese. The company already has seven offices in five Asia Pacific countries including Shanghai and Beijing. DST Global Solutions' Chinese clients already include China Life, Ping An and AEGON. ...

AMP hires Macq Cap property director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... construction, development and property management. Tindall was later appointed chief executive at Bovis Lend Lease Asia Pacific. Tindall will manage the firm's Shopping Centres and Office & Industrial property asset management businesses. Andrew Bird ...

State Street names new head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... the firm as general manager at State Street Global Markets, Australia and New Zealand and head of Foreign Exchange, Asia Pacific. Martin has worked at State Street in Australia for over 15 years and previously worked at ANZ and Elders Finance Group in ...

Russell property fund goes global

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... investment trusts (REITs) and other publicly traded real estate companies located in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Russell Investments has also extended AEW's mandate from a local to a global strategy. The change is part of the fund's ...

Charles River adds Nomura platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... institutional investors continue to demand electronic trading tools and strategies," said Cameron Field, managing director Asia Pacific, Charles River. "Charles River helps meet this demand by efficiently routing orders to the most liquid markets, providing ...

AXA Asia Pac half year net profit up 187pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings posted half-year net profit after income tax and non-recurring items of $270.4 million, nearly treble the $94.2 million recorded the same time last year - "strong results" underpinned by the group's revenue bias towards the ...