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Verdict Staff

Calypso Technology opens office in Dubai

Calypso Technology, a US-based provider of integrated capital markets platform, has opened an office in Dubai, UAE.

Eagle Technology launches asset management app

Eagle Technology has launched its Proteus MMX Asset Manager for Intelligent Facilities solution to help reduce costs of operation through improved asset scheduling and tracking.

BNP Paribas hires new chief executive for Asia Pacific

BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) has bolstered its business in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region with the appointment of Ligia Torres as head of Asia-Pacific and emerging markets and Vincent Camerlynck as chief executive for Asia Pacific.

High income investors still worry about their financial situation: Spectrem study

Two-thirds of high-income investors are concerned about maintaining their current financial position, according to Spectrem research study.

Franklin Templeton to launch hedge fund management firm in South Korea

Franklin Templeton is planning to launch a hedge fund management firm in South Korea next year.

State Street plans Ex-BRIC emerging market ETF

State Street, a US-based ETF provider, is planning to launch a new SPDR MSCI Beyond BRIC ETF that could give investors a fresh way to tackle emerging market securities outside the BRIC countries.

UBS slashes fees on entire range of ETFS

UBS has slashed the fees across its entire range of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in a bid to attract smaller investors to its vehicles, according to Financial Times.

Concerns over shadow banking, optimism for emerging markets

Emerging markets will still lead global economic growth, said Min Zhu, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions.

SEBI allows FIIs/QFIs to invest in government debt without auction mechanism

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and qualified foreign investors (QFIs) to get directly in the debt market, by doing way with the auction process, in a bid to boost foreign fund flows to the capital market.

MSCI launches new platform to measure liquidity risk across asset classes

MSCI, a provider of investment decision support tools, has launched LiquidityMetrics, the first commercially available tool for measuring liquidity risk across asset classes, delivered through RiskMetrics RiskManager.