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Hedge funds risk collapse without middle office upgrades

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... risk exposures are going to be visible," he said. He adds that he has seen a number of hedge funds in the Asia Pacific region have closed up recently, not because returns were disappointing but because they could not give their clients assurances on ...

PIMCO names new head of Asia Pacific

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... relocate from New York to Hong Kong in August 2014. "Eric's appointment underscores PIMCO's commitment to the Asia Pacific region and our focus on delivering superior investment results and world class service. He will play a key leadership role in the ...

Standard Life Investment property specialist joins Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... has appointed former Standard Life Investment's executive Anton Kwang as a senior portfolio manager for the Asia Pacific region. To be based in Hong Kong, Kwang's appointment marks an expansion of the company's global real estate securities group, which ...

AIA Australia appoints CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... Australia has experienced significant growth and I know that our employee benefits and pension business across the Asia-Pacific region is set to greatly benefit from his leadership," Watson said. Speaking about Mu, he said that he "exemplifies the deep ...

Beware high correlations: AQR

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... approximately $17 billion for Australian and New Zealand clients. Including assets sourced from throughout the broader Asia-Pacific region, with client relationships managed out of Australia, the total is close to US$20 billion as of May 1, 2014- almost ...

SSgA appoints head of intermediary business

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed James MacNevin as head its intermediary business group for the Asia Pacific region, to lead the firm's expansion in this channel. SSgA's intermediary business group, which partners with financial intermediaries ...

Second PM Capital LIC now trading on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... exposure to Asia, they need to look beyond BHP and RIO, and really exploit where the growth opportunities in the Asian Pacific region will be over the next decade - the 4 billion evolving consumers who are growing in affluence," he said. PM Capital chief ...

Australian investors optimistic of hitting financial goals

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... in 22 countries, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore in the Asia Pacific region, revealed that fewer investors are planning to make changes to their investment strategy this year than last year, and they ...

Annual global dividends pass $1 trillion for first time

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... top 10 yielding companies pay $1 in every $11 of global dividends. Dividends paid by companies listed in the Asia Pacific region rose 79% since 2009 with Australia a particularly strong contributor, up 89% in US dollar terms since 2009, placing it among ...

Morningstar CEO departs, replacement named

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... and services will be a tremendous asset as we expand our research thought leadership for investors in the Asia-Pacific region." "Heather and Mark have proven expertise in driving business strategy and growth and in leading teams," Mansueto added. "Heather ...