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BNP Paribas gains Aust banking licence

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... custody and clearing solutions have already been introduced in Singapore, India and Hong Kong as part of the firm's Asia Pacific expansion. Starting this week, BNP Paribas Group has legally accepted unlimited liability for the debts of BNP Paribas Securities ...

Planners embrace 8IP Asia Pac Partners

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Eight Investment Partners (8IP) has altered its 8IP Asia Pacific Partners Fund from a wholesale to a retail offering in response to demand from planning dealer groups, practices and high net worth individuals. To be available under a Product Disclosure ...

Credit Suisse appoints former BlackRock MD

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... alternative investments, asset allocation and advisory and emerging markets," said Neil Harvey, head of asset management, Asia Pacific. "We are confident that he will co-ordinate the Bank's global network to deliver the best products and customised solutions ...

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 ...

Asian private wealth tops Europe

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... the first time in 2010 as the world's richest look set to pour more money back into equities and commodities 2012. Asia-Pacific posted the strongest rate of HNWI population growth in 2010 with 3.3 million now qualifying, a rise of 9.7% from the previous ...

Super funds urged to capitalise on Euro property yields

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011

Mentoring opportunity for women in finance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... development of women. The shortage of women in senior finance roles needs to be addressed, said George McFerran, head of Asia Pacific for eFinancialCareers, a global finance careers firm. McFerran said that while there is no hard data on which specific ...

No change to Korea, Taiwan status: MSCI

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... market status. The move has been under discussion for years, but MSCI this morning said that it would keep the two Asia Pacific nations under review for potential re-classification next year. South Korea and Taiwan missed out due to accessibility issues ...

Korea and Taiwan may move to developed status

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... developed market funds couldn't invest in Samsung." Series said the move would also increase the weighting of the Asia-Pacific region on the MSCI developed market index, which at the moment was about 6 per cent (ex-Japan). "It will lead to a structural ...

Advance Asian equity fund on hold as personnel changes

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... Fund 'on hold' after a spate of departures from its manager, Lion Global Investors (LGI). Janet Liem, LGI's head of Asia-pacific equities team has left the company, as has Tan Jenn Yee, portfolio manager of the Asian Equity Wholesale Fund. According ...