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Reinsurance talent runs dry

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... are perceived to be more technically complex, offering more professional challenges," said George McFerran, head of Asia Pacific, eFinancialCareers. "So when they are asked to switch sectors, they are often already keen to jump."

ANZ profit climbs 19% to $5.36 billion

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... growth in APEA markets." In Asia, 'active' customers in the institutional and commercial business grew 25% with the Asia Pacific Europe & America (APEA) Division forming a key competitive differentiator for ANZ. "I genuinely believe the global economic ...

Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
Asia Pacific is dominating Australian fund manager business, responsible for investing some $23.5 billion of locally managed funds at June 30 last year. According to research by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Plan For Life, $32.1 billion was ...

Promotion prospects need to be addressed: Survey

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... promotion so that there are no surprises during the performance assessment meetings," said George McFerran, Head of Asia Pacific for eFinancialCareers who conducted the research. The survey of 952 professionals working in investment banking, asset management ...

AIA Australia creates Asia role, new CEO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... regional role, Green will have responsibility for spreading AIA Group's insurance business across 15 markets in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia. AIA Group says it is the largest pan-Asian life insurance group in the world with branches across ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... and support for national associations in member countries. Dr Taggart was elected to the APFinSA Board at the Asia Pacific Life Insurance Council Congress held in Singapore. The objective of the Congress, which is held every two years and attracts around ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 412.81 points at 22,171.95 on turnover of HK$83.78 billion ($A10.24 billion). Cathay Pacific was up 5.3 per cent at HK$17.80, China Overseas Land rose 4.7 per cent to HK$16.64 and China Resources Land added 6.5 per cent ...

Dissident investors could prompt REIT revival

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... excluding Australia, passed the $US100 billion mark in April, up from $US66 billion in March 2009, according to the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association.

Asia specialists join Premium China

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... specialist with over eight years experience in finance and fund management. She has previously worked for Challenger First Pacific, Bell Potter Securities and HFA Asset Management. George Fattal, once a financial planner at Westpac and development manager ...

Mobile internet tools take flight

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... the tech revolution. New research from tech firm Ovum shows 35 per cent of global shipments in 2015 will be in the Asia-Pacific region, a staggering growth from 2.8 million in 2010 to 52 million in 2015. In as little as four years, the Asia Pacific markets ...