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The US fund manager has bolstered its team in Hong Kong with the hire of Elizabeth Trinh to cover Australia and South Asia. The State Bank of India and Macquarie have appointed Varun Bajpai and Praveen Gupta to senior management positions in their soon-to-be-established India infrastructure fund. Macquarie's Asian infrastructure conference reveals no surprises on India – investment still moves at a glacial pace. The equity brokerage names Tom Daniel as its Asia head of electronic trading, tasked with rolling out CLSA's algo platform across the region. Equity derivatives veteran Jeremy Kloiser-Jones will join Macquarie Securities in Hong Kong on December 1. MacarthurCook Industrial Reit raises $155.5 million in new capital, including a $15.8 million investment by AMP and a $111 million rights issue. Separately, AMP Capital hires ... One of the region’s most experienced hands at electronic trading joins Macquarie Securities. Keith Chan joins from Macquarie to focus on building HSBC's warrant and CBBC businesses. The two are forming an asset management joint venture that will invest in core infrastructure in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The balance of risks to Asian equities is to the downside over the next three months, says Macquarie. The Macquarie Focus Fund will be managed by George Toubia and hopes to start with assets of $20-$25 million. The index tracks changes in the price of a basket of agricultural commodities most commonly consumed in China. Macquarie Funds Group has ambitions to turn a Korea-based portfolio of energy positions into a regional funds business. Changes in economic growth expectations and government policy will be the biggest factors affecting property in 2009. The logistics fund is the largest owner of warehouse and distribution properties in Hong Kong. Trust structures offer foreign firms a new way to access assets in China and are a favoured vehicle for investing in infrastructure and property. Macquarie, SBI and the International Finance Corporation, as a cornerstone investor, plan to contribute a total of $450 million to start the fund, which is expected to launch ... The MQ Infrastructure Strategies Fund rolls out to Hong Kong retail investors, with the Australian asset manager promising a similar product for Singapore. Investor demand continues to fuel Chinese IPO after a banner year in 2007. Macquarie's Asian Infrastructure Conference in Singapore contemplates how or whether private investors can gain from improving the shambolic state of Indian infrastructure.