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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... British manufacturers had a tricky start to the year, there are more positive signs as output and demand stabilise." Hong Kong CPI inflation Easing food, transport and housing prices lowered Hong Kong's annual CPI inflation rate to 2.6% in May from 2.7% ...

Altius adds industry veteran to advisory committee

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... has more than 30 years' experience in the financial services and funds management industr, in Australia, the UK and Hong Kong. He also chairs the group investment committee of FWD Group and is a director of Total Risk Management. On the committee he ...

Rabobank has new local chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... experience in the Australian and international banking industry, previously working in roles with HSBC (in Australia and Hong Kong) and ANZ. Knoblanche's successor as group executive country banking Australia will be announced at a later date, the bank ...

Citi to roll out voice biometric authentication

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... takes under the traditional system. Voice biometrics authentication has already been implemented in Taiwan. Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore are set to follow in the upcoming weeks. It will be rolled out throughout the region in 2016 and 2017 to cover ...

Medcraft steps down from global leadership position

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for the past three years. He declined to seek a third term, and will be replaced by Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission chief executive Ashley Alder. IOSCO acknowledged Medcraft's contributions to the organisation ...

Uniting Church fund manager appoints investments director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... manager, has appointed a new director, investments. Benjamin Pedley joins UCA Funds Management from HSBC Private Bank Hong Kong, where he was head of investment strategy, Asia-Pacific. Prior to HSBC, he was head of investments at UBS Wealth Management ...

KKR reveals Australian head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... operating officer for KKR Asia, will now also take direct responsibility for KKR Australia. Bookmyer will relocate from Hong Kong to Sydney for the role. Bookmyer joined KKR Capstone in 2002, supporting operational improvements in KKR's North American ...

Perpetual appoints exec director, director resigns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... career. Gordon currently chairs the Group Investment Committee of FWD Group, a pan Asian life insurance company based in Hong Kong. He is also a director of Total Risk Management, a company which is part of the Russell Investments group of companies ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Germany(-1.7%) and France(-2.9%) ended down. Investors also received the "sell in May" memo in our region: Japan's down 3.4%; Hong Kong's down 4.5%; China's down 0.9%; Singapore's down 3.8%; South Korea's down 0.9%. Was it the Federal Budget that caused ...

AMP Capital adds to AGF Advisory Committee

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... number of senior management and investment positions in firms across South East Asia and Australia. Having been based in Hong Kong for much of his career, Watson brings a deep understanding of investing in Asia and extensive experience of the Fund's ...