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News (May 18, 2009)

Nomura deploys Eagle’s data management technology
Financial services technology provider Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, has confirmed Nomura Asset Management (NAM), has successfully deployed its data management solution.
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Citi wins four mandates in Asia Pacific
Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions has been awarded four major mandates in Asia Pacific.
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UBS acquires AIG’s commodity index business
UBS Investment Bank’s equities business has completed the acquisition of the commodity index business of AIG Financial Products Corp, including AIG’s rights to the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index.
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ICAP launches iron ore derivatives broking service
Interdealer broker ICAP has launched a new broking service for global iron ore derivatives.
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BNP Paribas Securities Services secures Hong Kong banking licence
BNP Paribas Securities Services has been granted a banking licence by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
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Credit Suisse launches private banking operation in Japan
Credit Suisse has announced the official launch of its private banking operation in Japan.
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Sun Life to strengthen their business performance and expand operations in Hong Kong

Roger Steel, chief executive of Sun Life Hong Kong, talks to Innovative Investor about his plans to strengthen the business performance and expand the operations.

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Distributor Profile

CITIC Ka Wah Takes Tailored Approach to Wealth Advice
Creating a successful wealth management platform in today's environment is all about providing a more personalised service for customers, rather than loading advisers with several hundred customers each and setting high sales targets on individual products, says Zoe Lau, head of wealth management and consumer finance in the retail banking group at Hong Kong's CITIC Ka Wah Bank.

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Interviews

Sun Life to strengthen their business performance and expand operations in Hong Kong
Roger Steel, chief executive of Sun Life Hong Kong, talks to Innovative Investor about his plans to strengthen the business performance and expand the operations.
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Commodities - still an attractive asset class
Christian Nolting, head of portfolio management at Deutsche Bank AG, presents the case for a renaissance in commodities, arguing not only do they offer the possibility of expected price increases but also reduce the risk in a portfolio.
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Deutsche Bank discusses the outlook for private equity investing
Peter Pfister, the newly appointed managing director of the Private Equity Group Asia Pacific for Private Wealth Management at Deutsche Bank, discusses private equity as an asset class in the current market environment with Innovative Investor
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Standard & Poor’s talks supply and demand
Seiichiro Uchi, Asia Pacific head of S&P index market development, discusses index strategies, and what effect the downturn is having on its product offering with Innovative Investor.
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Clariden Leu discusses lessons learned in the new working environment
Sandeep Malhotra, head of global investment strategies at Clariden Leu, talks to Innovative Investor about the hard lessons being learning in the global financial crisis, and the benefits of a maintaining a defensive, conservative attitude towards risk.
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FTSE discusses the growth in index-linked products benchmarks, and the importance of new classifications
Paul Hoff, managing director, Asia Pacific, FTSE Group, talks about going back to basics and new developments in data delivery.
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Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management talks rates, FX and the outlook for the USD
Chew Soon Gek, Portfolio Manager Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management discusses risk aversion, and the importance of maintaining a current account surplus
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Credit Suisse discusses outperforming the market using algorithmic trading tactics.
Hong Kong based, Brook Teeter, director, head of advanced execution services (AES) sales, Asia Pacific, at Credit Suisse, talks about the current trading conditions and how algorithmic trading tactics are helping more and more investors to outperform the market.
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Bharti AXA Investment Managers discuss the outlook for Indian Markets in 2009
Vikaas Sachdeva, country head, business development at Bharti AXA Investment Managers talks to Innovative Investor about the outlook for the Indian markets in 2009, and what manufacturers need to do to rebuild trust in structured products
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Feature Articles

Investment Strategy - Sentiment Indicator
In an attempt to identify the main themes, opportunities and challenges driving the markets in the second half of this year - and how private clients should be positioning themselves - Innovative Investor talks to five senior Asian investment strategists and portfolio managers from global wealth management firms.
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Uncertainty Bodes Well for Diversity
Structured product providers seem to be working harder this year than ever before. The combination of life-after-flow and the extreme swings in market sentiment has made a multi-asset class offering as well as broad and responsive structuring and advisory capabilities critical for survival. Written by Andrew Crooke
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Demand for Themes Drives Index Funds
With investors eyeing specific themes and access to certain asset classes, index and ETF activity has been flourishing in Asia this year. The trend looks set to continue as product research and development rises to the challenge. Written by Andrew Crooke
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Finding a Way to Beat Inflation
With inflationary concerns ever-present in media headlines and investors' minds, opportunities have emerged to tailor products accordingly. Written by Andrew Crooke
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Is Now the Time to Be Alternative?
Opportunities for non-traditional asset classes as underlyings for structured products are generating a lot of interest among high net worth investors searching for a more diversified and less correlated portfolio. Written by Andrew Crooke
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Roger Steel
Sun Life Hong Kong



Christian Nolting
Deutsche Bank AG



Peter Pfister
Deutsche Bank



Seiichiro Uchi
Standard & Poor’s



Sandeep Malhotra
Clariden Leu



Paul Hoff
FSTE Group



Chew Soon Gek
Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management



Brook Teeter
Credit Suisse



Vikaas Sachdeva
Bharti AXA Investment Managers



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