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Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... Collective Investment Vehicle Regime would attract even greater inflows and encourage further engagement with the Asia Pacific region and beyond." The research was held between November 2010 and July 2011. While Asia Pacific was responsible for 73% of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... rally. Europe's main equity markets had opened strongly on Monday in the wake of strong finishes across the Asia-Pacific region, but by mid-afternoon had dropped into negative territory. The euro, which had rallied in the morning to above $US1.39 for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... line with declines on the US S&P500 futures market. A soft morning on equity markets at home and within the Asia-Pacific region also dampened sentiment for the currency. The domestic unit touched its intraday low after Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

REST Acumen attracts Global Fortune 500 company

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... largest paint company, employs over 60,000 people around the world, with about 14,500 of these living in the Asia-Pacific region. "This landmark win will bring in $63 million in funds under management and over 600 new members to Acumen," said REST. Paul ...

AIA Australia creates Asia role, new CEO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... role, Green will have responsibility for spreading AIA Group's insurance business across 15 markets in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia. AIA Group says it is the largest pan-Asian life insurance group in the world with branches across Hong ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... Financial Services Association (APFinSA) Board, which represents the interests of advisers throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. ...

ANZ shows increased profit and deposit growth

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... positioning," he said. Smith said the banking group had built a strong balance sheet and refocused on the Asia Pacific region in the face of a "changed reality" in the post-GFC world. "The turbulence in the global economy confirms our long-held view ...

Lonsec research head exits for Morningstar

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... after an extended break. In the new role, Kennaway will develop Morningstar's fund research business in the Asia-Pacific region and will report jointly to Don Phillips, president, fund research at Morningstar, Inc and Anthony Serhan, chief executive ...

Korea and Taiwan may move to developed status

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... developed market funds couldn't invest in Samsung." Series said the move would also increase the weighting of the Asia-Pacific region on the MSCI developed market index, which at the moment was about 6 per cent (ex-Japan). "It will lead to a structural ...

BNY Mellon recruits INGIM Asia CEO

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... Steve Lackey, BNY Mellon's chairman of Asia Pacific. BNY Mellon has 16 offices in 12 countries across the Asia Pacific region.