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Women in Banking and Finance hunt for CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
Advocacy group Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF) has started the search for its first chief executive. The not-for-profit group for professional women in the financial services and related industries is looking for someone to build a sponsorship program ...

Tech provider opens first office in Sydney

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... its first Australian office as part of its strategy to service the alternative investment industry in the Asia-Pacific region. eFront is a software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investment and corporate risk which gives service ...

Asian retail banks set to spend 5.1% more on tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Retail banks in the Asia Pacific region are expected to spend 5.1% more on technology this year and technology expenses will reach US$118.6 billion, Ovum research found. According to analysis provider Ovum, retail banks in the Asia Pacific region are ...

Australia is world leader in treasury: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
Australia has one of the most sophisticated treasury markets in the world and is the leader of the Asia Pacific region, according to the preliminary results of a survey by technology provider Sungard and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The full research ...

New chair at Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... consultant and executive in Mercer's Investment Consulting business, including heading the business in the Asia Pacific region for more than five years. He remains a senior partner in Mercer working on a part time basis. Previously, Tony has held senior ...

Business as usual at Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... united Asia Pacific strategy, which saw the head of investment consulting and investment management for the Asia Pacific region Stephen Roberts leave the company at the end of 2012. Roberts was made redundant following restructuring that has grouped ...

NAB Private Wealth best in Aus

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... strength of our Australian private banking platform and is proof that our offering is resonating across the Asia-Pacific region. Furthermore, it can be attributed to the importance we put on serving our clients and the quality of our people," she said. ...

Insto property investors forced overseas

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... LaSalle Investment Management's Paul Guest. The global property investor's head of research and strategy for the Asia Pacific region is positive about the investment opportunities in the Australian property, but warns that super fund members won't get ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... in the week. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares rose, snapping a three-day slide as equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region generally gained. Xero resumed its climb after two US funds gave the company equity capital and Chorus clawed back from its ...

Ex-Ascalon boss starts at BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... managed approximately US$113 billion in alternative assets globally, of which more than 20% comes from the Asia Pacific region, the company said. Globally, BlackRock Alternative Investors offers hedge funds, fund of hedge funds and advisory, private ...