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Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... capita in modern day terms," said Yuen. "Most of the emerging Asian economies like China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines are all well below US$10,000 per capita so that gives us comfort that it's a long term story." Yuen cites ...

J.P Morgan strengthens Treasury Services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... Abdul Raof Latiff has been appointed as head of treasury services, ASEAN and Hooi Ching Wong head of treasury services, Malaysia. The appointments of Latiff and Wong will further strengthen J.P. Morgan's Southeast Asia capabilities, a region which is ...

AIA Australia creates Asia role, new CEO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... says it is the largest pan-Asian life insurance group in the world with branches across Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand and Macau. It has total assets of US$115,782 ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... of advisers throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. In congratulating Dr Taggart, AFA CEO Richard Klipin said AFA members have ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market has opened more than one per cent lower following a weak result in the US on Friday night and as Westpac shares went ex-dividend. US stocks ended the week mired in red on Friday as investors shrugged off US inflation and ...

Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... to the English language and to economic thought. It wasn't that long ago that the international community frowned when Malaysia's Mahathir Mohammad imposed capital and currency controls to stem the attack on the ringgit, now they prescribe the very thing ...

Ex-Macq fund manager gets jail for insider trading

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
The NSW Supreme Court has sentenced a former Macquarie Bank fund manager to two-and-a-half years jail for insider trading. Oswyn Indra de Silva, 37, must serve at least 18 months for 12 illegal transactions he made while employed by Macquarie, ASIC ...

Bloomberg opens doors to Islamic finance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... information on leading Shariah scholars and further regional specific content. In cooperation with Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM), Bloomberg has also launched a Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) sukuk index to provide a benchmark for investors seeking ...

Malaysia pioneers Islamic Finance framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Malaysia is stepping up its push to become a world centre of Islamic finance with the release of a Shari'ah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial institutions that will apply to Islamic organisations from June this year. Development of the framework ...

Nikko snaps up Singapore fund manager

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... had Nikko ranked 113th in a list of the world's top 500 fund managers. The deal gives Nikko a significant foothold in Malaysia through DBSAM's large stakes in two asset managers - HwangDBS Investment Management Berhad (Malaysia's largest independent ...