Long-term, Western Asset Management is bullish on emerging markets, but currently the firm is overweight developed-market corporates.
Western Asset Management is opting to hold middle- to longer-dated issues in anticipation of flattening yield curves.
Peter Taylor joins from the IFC, while the firm also transfers Nick Yeo to build a dedicated China team in Hong Kong.
The firm names Basil Hwang as partner in its corporate department.
Former Freshfields partner jumps ship to Paul Hastings Hong Kong.
Robert Xie and Barbara Zhang join the firm as it continues to deepen its corporate finance division.
SWIFT announces a doubling of its registered corporate users in little over a year.
Dutch firm, ABN AMRO, well known for its reorganizations, produces another major shake-up impacting Asia.
Four new senior associates enter the firm.
Wong Kok-Hoi, CIO of APS Asset Management, explains his firm''s investment approach.
The US clearing and settlement body introduces a global service for the outsourcing of corporate actions processing.
Kee-Young Im takes up the new role.
New partners Jamie Barr and Colin Law to focus on Chinese market.
Malcolm Hiscock, an ex-Merrill Lynch banker in Singapore, returns to the fold at ANZ Investment Bank with Asian responsibilities.
Indian investment banking team to be headed by Sanjay Agarwal.
The firm hires Jack Su as a foreign legal consultant.
New team created with senior hires.
The bank has strengthened its corporate finance team in Hong Kong with two hires to cover telecoms, energy and utilities.
Amid Enron and WorldCom, this $808 billion fund manager is wary of taking judgement.
Gavin Geminder has transferred back from London to head up Corporate Finance for Hong Kong and China.