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Attack of the million-dollar virus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... and the frequency of these attacks are rising, too," said Craig Scroggie, vice president and managing director - Pacific region, for Symantec. The clean-up costs can be in the millions, said Scroggie. "The cost could be the data loss, or if it's about ...

Russell in hiring spree, Elkins departs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... The appointment is in addition to Russell's recently enhanced implementation services offering across the Asia Pacific region, as effective implementation of portfolio strategies becomes increasingly acknowledged as a must-have among competitive superannuation ...

Austock appoints former Merrill chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... 2002. A year later he moved to Hong Kong with the firm to become head of equities and equity trading in the Asia Pacific region. He returned to Australia in 2006 as chief executive of Merrill Lynch Australia and following the acquisition by Bank of America ...

Asia Pac property assets draw mandate appeal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... approximately $700 million, said Mackie. The $700 million is part of the firm's $7.6 billion in assets invested in the Asia Pacific region at the end of Q3 last year.

Ascalon buys more stake in H3

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... and CTA Hedge Forum now underway in New York, where Mathew Kaleel is the only boutique fund manager in the Asia Pacific region who will address delegates," Landman said. H3 Global, which was also named winner of Standard & Poor's "Emerging Fund Manager ...

Credit Suisse appoints Aussie for asset management

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... 2006, Harvey was a founding partner at Bennelong Asset Management, a multi strategy hedge fund focused on Asia Pacific region. He spent 10 years at Credit Suisse in a number of investment banking roles with his last role based in Hong Kong as head of ...

Computershare boosts data protection

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... number of resources such as a USB memory stick or CD. Craig Scroggie, vice president and managing director of the Pacific Region, Symantec, said losing or leaking sensitive information could damage the reputation of any company. "Many senior executives ...

Improving admin could stop fraudsters: SPAA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... offshore. In one case, an online fraudster applied for an Australian Business Number (ABN) from somewhere in the Pacific region but the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) were not able to check who or where they were applying from. In ...

Pengana Asian Equities goes retail

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... wholesale investors. The fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in the growth potential of the Asia Pacific region, while at the same time seeking to provide protection against short-term volatility. "We believe the Asia Pacific region ...

Costello lands MD role at advisory firm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... merger & acquisitions, capital markets advice and major event briefings for corporates and governments in the Asia Pacific region. The firm was officially launched yesterday and was developed by a number ex-Goldman Sachs JBWere executives. Walton previously ...