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ESSSuper appoints new CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... in banking, funds management, life insurance, consumer lending and utilities organisations within Australia and South East Asia. ESSSuper was formed following the merger of Emergency Services and State Super in 2006. ESSSuper members include police ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "Growth Opportunities for Australian Healthcare Companies in South East Asia". The Australian share market closed at a fresh nine-month high on Tuesday, boosted by the resources sector and major banks. ...

S&P launches risk controlled indices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... Services. "With risk controlled indices already based upon the S&P BRIC 40 Index, S&P Latin America 40 Index, S&P South East Asia 40 Index, and S&P Global Infrastructure Index, Standard & Poor's is the only index provider to offer indices targeting specific ...

China's smoking gun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... vehicles, cruise missiles and early warning systems, largely to meet the growing geopolitical challenge of China in South East Asia. No wonder next week's federal Budget Deficit is expected to approach $70 billion and take six years to come back into ...

China and India investment themes remain: Actis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... 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 to all investment opportunities in ...

Friendster to fundster

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Richard Kimber, Google's former regional head for Australia, NZ, Korea and South East Asia, discussed how online technology can be used to reach a wider audience. He said while the public perception is that ...

Islamic funds zone in on Malaysia

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... Management and its associate companies currently manage $20.8 billion in assets with distribution channels in South East Asia, Middle East, Greater China and the Indian sub-continent. CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management is a joint venture between ...

S&P place Advance Asian fund 'on hold'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... Investors forms part of Singapore's Overseas Chinese Bank Limited, one of the largest asset management companies in South East Asia. Justine Gorman, Standard & Poor's analyst, said the firm would review the 'on hold' after it reviewed the new manager's ...

Zurich extends political risk insurance to EMs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... expected to generate over 29 million carbon credits over the next five years," said Anderson. "We are also active in South East Asia, where we have provided political risk coverage for a hydropower project and trade credit insurance for the construction ...

ASEAN's mute economic muscle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
The near invisible response of ASEAN to the Myanmar disaster highlights how despite all the talk of the world realigning economically, the Asia-Pacific region still point to the West for the heavy global lifting. ASEAN, or the Association of South East ...