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Credit Suisse: Aus second highest average wealth in the world

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... world's millionaires, Credit Suisse maintained that Australians make up 4%, with 6% in the UK and 34% in the US. Asia Pacific has emerged as the key contributor to global wealth, accounting for 36% of all global wealth creation since 2000, and 54 % since ...

Blackstone appoints Future Fund's Costello

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... deliver on this objective to investors." Costello will report to Blackstone president Tony James and head of equity in Asia-Pacific Michael Chae, who also heads up the firm's limited partner relationships in the region. "Australia is a market of long-term ...

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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... early rally. Europe's main equity markets had opened strongly on Monday in the wake of strong finishes across the Asia-Pacific region, but by mid-afternoon had dropped into negative territory. The euro, which had rallied in the morning to above $US1.39 ...

Asia-Pacific's HNWIs second largest in the world

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
Asia-Pacific's population of high net worth individuals now exceeds Europe's for the first time, making it the world's second-largest market after North America. That's according to the 2011 Asia-Pacific Wealth Report released by Merrill Lynch Global ...

IFM strengthens push for government infra deals

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... Adelaide Airport, Southern Cross Station, the Port of Brisbane and three clean energy projects through its subsidiary Pacific Hydro and it is adamant that long-term institutional investors are hungry for deals of a similar vein. "Overseas, particularly ...

Citi mandates Fidessa for global derivatives platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... marketplace," said Stephen Barrow, global sales director, Fidessa. Fidessa has hosting centres in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Japan. In July this year it announced plans to provide the backbone for a new multi-market smart-order routing trading ...

Mercer appoints new senior portfolio manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... manager, where he will head up Mercer's multi-manager equity portfolios, reporting to chief investment officer for Asia Pacific Andrew Howard. "We are delighted Stuart has joined the team," said Howard. "His skill set and experience means he is already ...

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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... equities news, Bechtel Corporation chairman and CEO Riley Bechtel addresses a Melbourne Mining Club lunch, while Agrium Asia Pacific managing director Philip Gentry is due to address an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon. In Australia ...