ASIA - Threadneedle has appointed Raymundo Yu to the newly created position of Asia Pacific chairman.
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US/EUROPE - Pension funds from Europe and the US have been given the go-ahead to proceed with a securities fraud lawsuit against Bank of America and Merrill Lynch.
Exchange trading of stock loans promises to inject a needed dose of transparency and liquidity into the securities lending business. Kris Devasabai reports on the latest developments
NETHERLANDS/US - Dutch asset manager APG has filed a suit against Bank of America (BofA) alleging the firm misled shareholders in the lead-up to its acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
JAPAN - Religare Enterprises hired a team from KBC Financial Products to tackle the Japanese asset management market.
As the financial crisis-induced demand for cash begins to wane, Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at where cautious fund managers are seeking returns
US - A federal judge has approved a US$150m settlement between Bank of America and the Securities and Exchange Commission settling charges that the bank failed to disclose material information about its acquisition of Merrill Lynch.