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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.

Singapore: the cloud computing hub

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Not content with dominating financial services, Singapore is emerging as the cloud-computing hub for the Asia Pacific region, according to new research. Cloud computing enables a financial services company to access its IT applications through the web ...

Global instos ramp up alternatives exposure

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... estate exposure has declined, on average, by 4 per cent. Nicole Connolly, director of alternative investments, Asia Pacific region at Russell, said Australian respondents favour real estate, infrastructure and commodities. "Although most global regions ...

Local jobseekers enjoy strong executive search market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... According to the latest quarterly survey from the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), the Asia Pacific region (including Australia) enjoyed the highest year-on-year increase in new search mandates in Q1 2010, with an increase of 48 per ...

Aviva boosts business development team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... Pacific, with responsibility for the development of innovative, client-centric investment solutions across the Asia Pacific region. Rowley joined Aviva Investors in 2008 and has over 17 years experience in the wealth management industry specialising ...

Mercer appoints investment consulting head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... succeed Simon Eagleton who is relocating to Mercer's Singapore office soon after being promoted to the role of Asia Pacific Region business leader of Mercer's Investment Consulting business. He will jointly report to Eagleton and David Anderson, Mercer's ...

Govt to inject $25m into 'best practice' regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, restated the government's lofty plans to make Australia the Asia Pacific region's financial services hub. As part of that plan, and in response to the Johnson Report, he said the government will build a ...

Trades jump for Liquidnet in Asia Pac

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... 2010 represents an increase of 135 per cent (in US$ terms) year on year. Since launching operations in the Asia Pacific region in November 2007, Liquidnet now offers trading in Australian, Japanese, Singaporean, South Korean and Hong Kong equities and ...