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Activist hedge fund sparks public spat
A heated argument between Passport Capital, a $2bn ... Passport Capital called for an extraordinary general meeting ... The hedge fund, which owns 14% of the ... In its letter to shareholders, Passport said the ... From the beginning of the year to close ... Jones, who is one of the three directors...
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UBS loses Asia-Pacific head Tapner
UBS on Thursday said its highest-ranking executive in ... Zurich-based UBS said Rory Tapner, chairman and chief ... At the same time, UBS appointed Chi-Won Yoon ... Yoon will take Tapner's place with immediate effect ... UBS declined to make Yoon available for comment. ... Tapner's exit is a stinging reminder of UBS'...
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Deutsche hires top UBS banker in Asia
Deutsche Bank has hired the banker who helped ... Robert Rankin is to run Deutsche's Asia Pacific ... After taking the reins of the investment banking ... According to Dealogic, UBS jumped from eighth for ... UBS has finished first in ECM for the ... In DCM, UBS is ranked ninth so far...
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Merrill's $400bn Asia deal woman to depart
One of Merrill Lynch’s most senior female investment ... Kalpana Desai was head of M&A at Merrill ... A source close to the bank said Desai, ... Her decision to leave marks the second high-profile ... Desai’s reign heralded a period of success in ... During her tenure, Merrill Lynch advised Japanese financial...
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Asian hedge funds dust off welcome mats
Investors increasing their investments in hedge funds in ... Han Seng, who leads the proprietary investments in ... At a roundtable event on Asian hedge funds, ... He added: "There was no capacity and they ... He also said that Asian hedge fund managers ... UOBG, which made its first investment in hedge...
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UBS continues Asia reshuffle
Stephen Gore has been named head of mergers ... Gore, who has led UBS's financial sponsors coverage ... Gore will report into Hanning and Chin who ... At the same time Henry Cai was named ... The Swiss investment bank also appointed Saurabh Beniwal ... UBS has been one of the worst hit...
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One in 10 investors likely to sell fund commitments
Fewer than one in 10 investors in private ... A survey by data provider Preqin has shown ... Prequin said that while 9% figure was significant ... In December fund of funds SVG Capital capped ... Tim Friedman, head of publications and marketing at ... “We haven’t seen that much activity in the...
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RBS assets for sale - no time wasters, please
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s newly-installed chief executive ... Hester, along with UK Financial Investments Ltd, the ... RBS, which is 68% owned by the UK ... RBS said in today's statement: "It is intended ... The good bank will constitute its UK and ... The ‘bad’ bank comprises assets worth up over...
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Video special: Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach
The chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, Stephen Roach, ... To watch the video, please follow the link...
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Emerging markets drive investor optimism
A 46% plunge in the value of world ... Only 22% of the fund managers viewed equities ... He said: "Fund managers remain bearish overall towards ... HSBC's results chimed with other recent indicators that ... Three-quarters predicted corporate earnings will deteriorate next year....
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Och-Ziff adds four to Asia real estate team
Och-Ziff, the US hedge fund manager that has ... Och-Ziff Asia Real Estate has appointed four senior ... Zain Fancy, Roy Kwok, Bharat Khanna and Anand ... The four all covered similar regions at Morgan ... Och-Ziff Asia Real Estate will make investments in ... Dan Och, chairman and chief executive of Och-Ziff...
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