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May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... IBM, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley. No one wants to hear about the profit/revenue beats of Verizon, PepsiCo, Union Pacific, Peabody Corp or American Express. No one cared that Bloomberg's running earnings compilation showed that, "Of the 82 companies ...

Tech provider opens first office in Sydney

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... opened of its first Australian office as part of its strategy to service the alternative investment industry in the Asia-Pacific region. eFront is a software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investment and corporate risk which ...

Zurich appoints chief underwriting officer

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... underwriting officer. Hong Kong-based Philip Anderson, currently Zurich's head of protection business development for Asia Pacific and the Middle East (APME), returns to Australia to take on the new role. Prior to relocating to HK in 2004, Anderson also ...

Ascalon appoints new Australia head

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Kong-based asset manager DragonBack Capital. Chuak Chan, Ascalon chief executive, said Lance has more than 25 years in Asia Pacific financial markets building and leading investment banking and asset management teams. "He is a strong and dynamic addition ...

Qantas Super appoints Mercer as administrator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... changes to members as quickly as possible," Perry said. David Anderson, Mercer managing director and market leader for the Pacific, said the partnership would include a continuing investment in capabilities in response to the needs of Qantas Super members. ...

ESG RA awards Citi, Credit Suisse research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... debate with Ann Byrne, CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI); Pru Bennett, director of Asia Pacific Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment at BlackRock; Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association ...

No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... its tradeability, valuation and prestige for the foreseeable future. According to AllianceBernstein director for Asia Pacific fixed income Hayden Briscoe, the currency will appreciate by 2-3% a year on average, just to keep pace with the country's persistent ...

Asian bonds insulated from Cyprus turmoil

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... Cypriot debt talks, according to HSBC Global Asset Management. HSBC chief investment officer for fixed income in Asia Pacific Cecilia Chan says that insulation from the eurozone crisis is just one of many reasons for choosing Asia over developed world ...

ASIC bans another insurance broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) permanently banning a Sydney insurance broker. Ronald Coshott, director of Bay Pacific in Edgecliff, New South Wales, was found to be engaged in dishonest conduct following an investigation between 15 October ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... active managers is just as tough, warns State Street Global Advisers' Lochiel Crafter. The head of investments for the Asia Pacific at SSgA says that investors are often disappointed by the returns generated by their active portfolio because the majority ...