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BTIM reveals strong results

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... billion and $0.5 billion respectively, followed by European (+0.4 billion), Australian (+0.3 billion), UK (+0.3 billion) and Asian (+0.2 billion) equities. Long term performance of the fund also remained strong, with 95% if FUM exceeding respective benchmarks ...

IFM Investors hires chief economist

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... macro-economist Alex Joiner joins the firm, bringing with him over a decade of experience across Australian, New Zealand and Asian economies, with a focus on financial markets, risk, investment and quantitative research. Joiner was most recently chief ...

Asia Funds Passport signed off

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... include a new collective investment vehicle. "At the moment in Australia we have unit trusts which are not well understood by Asian investors. So if Australia had new collective investment vehicles, we think that would attract much more interest from ...

Lazard chief steps down after 15 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... 2013." When Roberts became chief executive, Prugue moved onto leading the establishment of a new office for the Lazard's Asian Equity team and relocated to Singapore. Prugue has held numerous roles in financial services for nearly 30 years, having entered ...

HSBC appoints new head of global banking in Australia

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... from the continued globalisation of the Australian economy." HSBC forecasts that 80% of Australia's exports will land on Asian shores by 2020, while, in 2015 alone, Australia attracted $50 billion of foreign direct investment. Kelly succeeds Chris Russell ...

Largest five banks all Asian

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
The world's five largest banks are all based in Asia, and China-headquartered banks made up the top four, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's latest global bank rankings, while Australian banks have slipped down the rankings. The three largest ...

Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... crucial role in enabling Australian agriculture to capitalise on the fast growing food production demands of neighbouring Asian countries." The former Westpac banker and former chairman of New Zealand dairy agribusiness PKW Farms said the US-based fund ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... deposits (including some US$495 million proceeds from the issuance of global bonds and from program loans extended by the Asian Development Bank), the BSP's income from investments abroad, and revaluation adjustments the BSP's foreign currency-denominated ...

Australia, a tough nut to crack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... superannuation market is already $2 trillion and that its mutual funds market is "arguably among the most highly developed in the Asian region, the challenge that foreign asset managers face in trying to penetrate the market are manifold". Managers will ...

CPT Global appoints former DBS exec as Australasia chief

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... remain managing director and chief executive for the entire operation, while Lynch will be charged with accelerating CPT's Asian expansion and build its Australian digital services offering. Commenting on the appointment, Tuddenham said, "Being a key ...