1. UBS Securities Japan names new wealth management head

   04 August 2008

   Walter Seitz has been named the new chief ... Seitz succeeds Junya Tani, who has left the ... Jean-Claude Humair continues as head of wealth management...

2. Rothschild-backed hedge fund plans US and Japanese expansion

   15 July 2008

   Millennium Global Investments has established a presence in ... Mark Astley, Millennium Global's chief executive, said the ... Astley said there was "huge demand" in Japan ... "There has been a huge demand for currency ... Lord Rothschild, via investment vehicle RIT Capital Partners,...

3. Odey to close flagship Japanese fund

   09 June 2008

   Odey Asset Management will shut its flagship Japanese ... David Stewart, chief executive of the London-based hedge ... The hedge fund was down 26% last year, ... Alex Griffiths, who managed the fund since its ... Odey will also shut its $14m Japan long-only ... Nick Sharp, an analyst on Odey’s Japanese equities...

4. Hedge fund scores rare win in Japan

   29 May 2008

   US hedge fund Steel Partners helped to eject ... Shareholders at Aderans' general meeting yesterday rejected seven ... Aderans Holdings, a wig-making and haircare company, is ... Toshiaki Oguchi, Japanese representative director of the corporate ... Ruth Nash, a Japanese equity manager at JO...

5. Credit Suisse makes third Asia hire from Swiss rival

   16 May 2008

   Credit Suisse has hired its third Asia-based banker ... Keisuke Tomimatsu will join Credit Suisse's Tokyo office ... The new departure comes a month after the ... Sakthi Siva, UBS’s chief strategist in Asia, joined ... UBS's Asian operations have suffered a steady stream...

6. SG Private Bank plans new office in Asia

   15 April 2008

   The French bank increases its presence in Japan ... SG Private Banking plans to open an office ... The bank said it will target wealthy Japanese...

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