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WW revises structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... research in Asia, North America and Europe respectively. Both Dougherty and Brugner report to Craig Baker on the Asia Pacific region. Baker said it made sense to structure manager research along global lines. "This is an important stage of our ongoing ...

The Cambridge Strategy appoints currency expert

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... Hong Kong and has appointed Sydney-based Alexandra Edstein to help expand the company's operations in the Asia-Pacific region. With more than 20 years of experience in currency trading, Edstein joins the firm as a senior portfolio manager responsible ...

Nomura absorbs Lehman Bros Australia

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... Asia-Pacific. The deal is still subject to certain conditions but Nomura said all Lehman Brothers employees in the Asia Pacific region will be offered employment with the firm. This would include employees of Grange Securities, which Lehman Brothers ...

Korean fund administrator hires SmartStream

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
A prominent Korean fund administrator has signed on SmartStream Technologies' TLM Corporate Actions to improve its client services. Shinhan Aitas, a Korean fund administrator that provides various outsourced services to fund managers, will use TLM to ...

BNP Paribas wins six years with AMP

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... a two-way, win-win strategy for both firms. "We both have similar expansion aspirations in regards to the Asia Pacific region. In regards to our investment in Australia and AMP in particular, it was of the appropriate for both parties to ensure that ...

US pension funds review securities lending

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
More than 45 per cent of major US pension funds and endowments are reviewing their securities lending programs after a number suffered liquidity issues during the worst of the credit crisis last year. This year financial services firm Greenwich Associates ...

Insurers slow on green IT

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... the least environmental impact regardless of price or performance. But a bright ray of hope shines from the Asia Pacific region, where insurers are proving to be the most progressive when it comes to developing green IT strategies. Only 20 per cent of ...

Carlyle Asia LFG recruits ANZ exec

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... underscores Carlyle's continued confidence in the investment opportunities in leveraged finance within the Asia Pacific region," said Mason. Carlyle Asia Leveraged Finance Group was set up last May, complementing Carlyle's leveraged finance teams in ...

Women dropping out of financial services

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... yesterday. Finsia's view is that "if Australia is to be considered a leading financial services centre in the Asia-Pacific region a co-ordinated approach from government and industry is required to lift the level of skilled employment in the financial ...

CFS GAM names new chief

... clients. Previously, he has been based in Japan and Australia to oversee funds management operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to joining State Street, Lazberger was at the State Authorities Superannuation Board, Citibank, and the CRA group. ...