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ANZ plots wealth division growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... gross impact on general insurance. Lapse rates improved by 140 basis points. Wealth assets under management in the Asian region climbed 11 per cent in the half year to US$5.8 billion. The New Zealand retail and wealth business reported growth in net ...

RBA worries not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... in Japan will have a noticeable effect on Japanese production in the near term, although the impact on the broader Asian region is expected to be limited." Read again. Yes, there's no reference to the Queen - Queen Qaddafi that is. No MENA. No Europe ...

New M&A expert in town, hires BT chief

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... by Jeremy Cooper, and former head of global investment management at Bankers Trust, will oversee operations in the Asian region. Berkshire's expansion to Sydney comes at a time when M&A activity among investment managers is rising. For example, private ...

India funds in short supply

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
The options available for Australian investors keen to ride the India growth story are surprisingly limited, in stark contrast to the choices they have to invest in China. According to Morgan Stanley, Indian GDP will surpass the US$6 trillion mark by ...

Yuan revaluation drives hedge fund flows

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... report noted that Asian themed funds are geared significantly higher than their US and European counterparts, with the Asian region having the greatest percentage of funds employing between 2-5 and 5-10 times investment capital.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... lower, back below the key 5000 point level, on profit-taking after weaker performances on markets throughout the Asian region. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 32.7 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 4,951.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

SuperAlphaFund closes shop in Australia

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... said Gaertner. Meanwhile, the firm's Hong Kong office will continue to service wholesale investors throughout the Asian region. SuperAlphaFund employs five people in Australia. Gaertner said his current focus is on the firm's operations in Australia ...

ETF Securities ramps up for 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... relationships. In 2010, we'll be looking to leverage up in those relationships to ramp up growth in Australia and the Asian region." He said the majority of Australian investors are institutions with the bulk of the sales in its gold ETC. "We've had ...

Women in Super to grant $10,000 scholarship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... held from 30 May to 4 June 2010 covering governance issues and retirement income policies and development in the Asian region. The scholarship will cover registration, accommodation, meals and economy airfare. Applicants can contact Kylie Singh, WIS ...

Trustees snub Asian equities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... increase from the current 2.5 per cent allocation. Are Australian investors well-placed to capture the growth of the Asian region if the world is, as some experts predict, entering the Asian Century? Not quite. Based on academic research published this ...