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Australian economic fundamentals solid: Swan

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... the IMF update, Wayne Swan said that while Australia was "not immune" from global economic difficulty, the Asia Pacific region was "much healthier" than its global counterparts. "While no country can expect to be immune from the global threats identified ...

Govt releases final issue of investment manager regime

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... billion of which comes from offshore, and will further enhance Australia as a financial services centre in the Asia Pacific region." Said Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten. "Tax havens need not apply." Backdated to July ...

Ascalon partners with Hong Kong manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... Subject to regulatory approval, Athos will launch a hard-catalyst biased event driven fund focusing on the Asia Pacific region. "Athos looked at several models with which to launch a new business and chose Ascalon's model, which provides strong operational ...

State Street expands Australian global markets team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... previous role was as securities finance asset liability manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Asia Pacific region, where he worked closely with governments, regulators, central banks, central securities depositories and industry participants. ...

Credit Suisse: Aus second highest average wealth in the world

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... banking and asset management Giles Keating said that Australia easily had the highest wealth per adult in the Asia Pacific region. He also maintained deleveraging was a 'sensible' response to the country's rapid rise in wealth. "I think its actually ...

Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... Collective Investment Vehicle Regime would attract even greater inflows and encourage further engagement with the Asia Pacific region and beyond." The research was held between November 2010 and July 2011. While Asia Pacific was responsible for 73% of ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... Financial Services Association (APFinSA) Board, which represents the interests of advisers throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. ...

ANZ shows increased profit and deposit growth

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... positioning," he said. Smith said the banking group had built a strong balance sheet and refocused on the Asia Pacific region in the face of a "changed reality" in the post-GFC world. "The turbulence in the global economy confirms our long-held view ...

BNY Mellon recruits INGIM Asia CEO

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... Steve Lackey, BNY Mellon's chairman of Asia Pacific. BNY Mellon has 16 offices in 12 countries across the Asia Pacific region.

Schroders move $25bn to single platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... platform to support future growth "With SimCorp Dimension we are now running a true single platform in the Asia Pacific region that meets multinational requirements and covers multiple time zones," said Wood. Concerns of gaps between existing Singapore ...