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HK investors wary of local market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... local investors tend to invest in markets in which they have the most confidence and that's China," said Grace Tam, vice president of investment services at the firm. "China is still eyeing positive growth of 8 per cent this year. China is likely to ...

BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors...

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... relationship between our investment banking and wealth management business and BlackRock," said Robert E. Diamond, Jr., president of Barclays PLC. Under the terms of the transaction, BlackRock would acquire BGI in exchange for 37.8 million shares of ...

Spin-a-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... herd. However, the bears could win medium term (after three or four years?). Why this time span? Because it is when US President Obama promised, "Yes, we can!" cut the budget deficit in half, that is. If he makes good on his promise income taxes - personal ...

Metlife group VP retires

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
Metlife Insurance has announced the retirement of Michael Burke, Australian vice president of growth strategies. Burke joined the firm four years ago and has managed the firm's group life business a head of institutional business before he was appointed ...

Superannuation wins in Cabinet reshuffle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... his election to Parliament in 2004 he was a Fairfield City Councilor in 1995 before becoming Mayor in 1998 and then President of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils in 2002. His promotion to Cabinet at age 36 and after just five years ...

AMP Cap continues senior hiring spree

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... specialist for Asia Pacific equities. Mancini joins AMP Capital Investors from Macquarie Group where he worked as senior vice president in the private placement group in New York. In this role he worked on the syndication of all infrastructure and private ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... business excellence series. The South Australian government will deliver its budget. In company news, Sino Gold Ltd president and chief executive Jake Klein addresses Melbourne Mining Club. Companies holding annual meetings include Aurium Resources Ltd ...

Fin services firms eye green IT

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... that demonstrate sound sustainability practices will be the ones to thrive in years to come," said Craig Scroggie, vice president and managing director at Symantec Pacific region. "IT departments have emerged as a driving forced in implementing green ...

Merger creates 18,500 adviser force

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... earnings stream created by the larger firm," said Vikram Pandit, chief executive of Citi. James Gorman, Morgan Stanley co-president and chairman of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, said, "Given the combined resources and global platform at our disposal ...

US church pension ramps up Asia-Pac presence

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... investing in Asian real estate funds since 2004 and in Asian private equity funds since 2005. Alan Snoddy, a senior vice president responsible for the real estate portfolio of the pension fund, said two years ago that he was looking to set up an Asian ...