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In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... This year, there will be discussions on the role Australia's financial services sector plays in the broader Asia Pacific region, as well as thought-provoking keynote speeches by author Dr. Michael Hewitt-Gleeson (School of Thinking) and Rebecca Costa ...

AIA reports 23% growth in new business

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... balance sheet and the resilience of our portfolio of life insurance operations in diversified markets across the Asia-Pacific region," AIA Group chief executive and president Mark Tucker said. "The Asia-Pacific region offers one of the most attractive ...

BT launches Avaloq-powered platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... sector opens up further local opportunities and other potential markets, in specifically the UK and also the Asia Pacific region."

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 ...