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HSBC appoints Davis as Indian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
HSBC has appointed HSBC Bank Australia chief executive, Stuart Davis, as chief executive of the group's operations in India but leaves the Australian role empty. Davis' replacement will be announced "shortly" a statement from the firm said. Meanwhile ...

The Indians are coming

WITH THESHEET.COM.AU  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... institutions announcing rapid plans to open offices Down Under. According to The Sheet banking industry newsletter, two of India's state-owned banks are seeking branch banking authorities in Australia and a third plans to open a representative office. ...

Global debt volumes jump one-third

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... per cent. Asia's debt was raised through 155 issues in Japan, 104 in Australia, 205 in South Korea, 59 in China and 54 in India. While India and China had almost the same number of issues, China raised three times as much at $US 18 billion compared to ...

BRIC to BIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) has revealed China to still be highly favoured, followed by Brazil and then India. "The majority of investors committed to recent emerging market private equity funds expect them to outperform developed ...

JV raises $1bn for Indian infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The State Bank of India and Macquarie Group raised over $1 billion in capital to invest in Indian infrastructure projects with a goal to raise around $2 billion in additional capital over the next few years. According to a joint statement, global investors ...

Outsourcing the next boom market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... following the global financial crisis. But if you fear jobs will disappear in droves to citizens of developing countries such as India and China - take heart. Around 46 will consider outsourcing their back-office application and form processing to local ...

Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... US$50 billion," she said. The IFC-Mercer report also produced the first rating on ESG practices of fund managers in China, India, South Korea, and Brazil, identifying best-practice examples to pre-empt ESG risks and enhance returns. The project included ...

FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... included on the FTSE Asia Pacific Index including China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Malaysia and Thailand. Each sector index is derived from individual subsectors of the Industry Classification Benchmark ...

China and India investment themes remain: Actis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... in investments last year, emerging market private equity firm Actis is searching for the best buys across Africa, China, India, Latin America and South East Asia. Paul Fletcher, Actis senior partner, said the firm is adopting a "wait and see" approach ...

Fidelity India fund 'on hold'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
Standard & Poor's has placed the Fidelity India fund 'on hold' after the firm replaced the fund's portfolio manager. Fidelity Investments Australia's review resulted in Teera Chanpongsang taking over responsibility of the fund from Arun Mehra. Chanpongsang ...