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TAL's Minto to retire, new CEO named

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... appointment of a very strong internal candidate in Brett following a comprehensive assessment process which included a worldwide benchmarking exercise using external consultants," Boyle said. Clark has been a senior executive with TAL for six years and ...

Aussie bitcoin platform launches in UAE

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... transaction. Igot's platform now offers a solution, enabling users to make real-time trades at a fraction of the cost. "Worldwide, Bitcoin is increasingly being recognised as a cheaper and near-instant method of sending money. With more than seven million ...

Bravura promotes exec to CIO role

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... and support at DST Global Solutions. "With 80% of our EMEA clients using our managed services, and increasing interest worldwide, a clear trend is emerging," McCann said. "We see a shift in the way organisations provision software and it marks a growing ...

Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... percent. That's slightly down from its 288,000 in sales in 2012 and accounts for less than 3 percent of their vehicle sales worldwide. GM also has production facilities in Russia and announced a five-year, $1 billion investment there in 2012. Ford Ford ...

Standard Life Investment property specialist joins Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... Neuberger head of Asia Pacific Nick Hoar added: "Anton's hire reflects our plans to expand the firm's real estate offerings worldwide." Neuberger Berman manages over $2 billion in real estate securities for institutions and individuals worldwide.

Federal Court finds S&P guilty in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... by their local council," he said. The ruling could mean that US rating agencies which rate products that are issued worldwide will be liable for ratings published and relied upon by investors outside the US. "We expect that investors, banks and regulatory ...

Fresh Orient Capital acquisitions expand European operations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... pushed further into the European market with the acquisition of London-based capital markets intelligence business King Worldwide Investor Relations. The group has also acquired a 50% interest in D.F. King & Co's European operations from American Stock ...

Australian investors 'conservative and pessimistic': Legg Mason

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... comparatively favourable investment conditions, a survey by Legg Mason has found. The survey covered 4,300 private investors worldwide, including 200 Australians. Seventy-seven per cent of Australians classed themselves as 'conservative' when it came ...

World Bank issues Kangaroo Green Bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... the $100 million investment would "boost the green credentials" of the fund's socially responsible balanced option. Worldwide, the World Banks Green Bond program has so far raised more than US$4 billion.

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... funds management activity," FSC chief executive John Brogden said. "It has 60% of the world's population but only 12% of worldwide funds under management. There is significant potential for Asia to increase its share." He continued: "Under the umbrella ...