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State of the Union

President Obama on Tuesday in his State of the Union address will touch on five “pillars” to ensure the competitiveness and growth of the US: innovation, education, infrastructure, deficit reduction, reforming government. Preparing for meetings in the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei … Continue reading

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State of the Union

President Obama on Tuesday in his State of the Union address will touch on five “pillars” to ensure the competitiveness and growth of the US: innovation, education, infrastructure, deficit reduction, reforming government. Preparing for meetings in the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei … Continue reading

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HSBC reshuffle: short-lived return to its roots?

HSBC CEO Geoghegan was a key promoter of the group’s Asian focus in recent years – the subprime issues in the US made that decision somewhat easier, emphasizing the return to its roots by relocating back to HK, alongside chairman … Continue reading

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Competition from the East

A few weeks ago Nikko announced that they hired Asia industry celebrity Blair Pickerell to head up the region, side by side with Tim McCarthy. Japan, as it turns out, for a while now has been working hard to eliminate … Continue reading

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News for BA

I have been flying BA for many years and have always been of the opinion that, compared with its European or US counterparts, the quality and service is far superior. You get into JFK, have dinner before the flight, fully … Continue reading

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Is Mona Lisa toast?

Is Mona Lisa Toast? Sometimes a picture says more than a thousand words. K11, a high end shopping area in Kowloon features this Mona Lisa version, made of toast. So I started to think, is she? To some extent, yes. … Continue reading

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Asia on the rise: service, risotto and red ferraris

Tyler brûlé this weekend called on London to get with it if they want to remain competitive. He has a point – or two. As I discussed on many occasions in the past here, Asia’s service levels are unmatched, so … Continue reading

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First Half 2010 Global Mutual Fund Flow Review & Outlook

1H/2010: $500 billion in net flows to Mutual Funds worldwide; Templeton surpasses Blackrock and Carmignac Asia Investor: Franklin Templeton, Nomura Asset Management conquer first half Citywire: Templeton leapfrogs rivals to take top spot for fund flows FTfm: Battle for Asset … Continue reading

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Hurt locker vs Avatar

Avatar, the most successful movie ever made, and the Hurt Locker, it’s David competitor, which took the Oscar. How does that relate to asset management? Blackrock vs. Carmignace, Pimco vs. Ivy, and many many more examples. We are seeing increasingly … Continue reading

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Panel with John Kerry on US-China relations and asset management

In early June I gave a keynote speech at a US-China investment conference alongside John Kerry in his capacity of chairman of the U.S. Senate Council on Foreign Relations and the vice-chair of Lazard. In the panel discussion with Kerry … Continue reading

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