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Fund managers eye Asian equities: RBC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Fund managers are casting their nets wider into the Asia Pacific region to deliver 'alpha', shunning China and India to boost their portfolio returns, a survey found. The RBC Capital Markets survey reported high levels of confidence in Asian equity ...

Year of the Rabbit, year of acquisitions: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... as higher dividends to shareholders, a survey found. The survey of Fidelity International analysts in the Asia Pacific region assessed some of the largest companies in operation, looking closely at their investments. The survey found that majority have ...

Global REITs to gain double-digits: INGIM

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... from the US, research from fund manager INGIM shows. The group anticipates that property companies in the Asia Pacific region will outperform in 2011, with earnings growth of 15-20 per cent and dividend yields of 2-3 per cent forecasted in Hong Kong. ...

Mobile internet tools take flight

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... internet devices by 2015. However, the largest regional slice of shipments by the end of the period will be the Asia Pacific region.

Industry bodies unite to create Korea forum

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... Asia Securities Forum, which brings together securities market associations to promote capital flows in the Asia Pacific region. The FSC and KOFIA are members of the International Investment Funds Association which seeks to promote the protection of ...

Support grows for Asia Funds Passport

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... industry bodies, market participants and member firms of the PwC network. Findings reported 86 per cent of Asia Pacific region's industry bodies and all market participants surveyed believed that the establishment of such a passport was important to ...

The changing face of super: State Street

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... system is expected to retain its primary role in boosting the country's status as a key financial centre in the Asia Pacific region. Critical to the equation will be financial planners, who will need to position themselves to provide services in the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... an agreement to merge with the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX), to create the second-largest exchange in the Asia Pacific region. Under the $8.4 billion plan, SGX will buy all the shares in ASX through a scheme of arrangement, paying $22 cash and 3.473 ...

RBC Dexia appoints new Hong Kong MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... responsible for continuing the process of RBC Dexia's plans to expand its business within the key geographies in the Asia Pacific region. "These areas of focus are crucial to our business goals and clients in Asia and around the world," said Tony Johnson ...

AIA to hire 27 for customer service

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... across 15 geographical markets, the AIA Group serves the customers of over 23 million in-force policies in the Asia Pacific region.