Things are afoot at Zurich Scudder Investments.
The firm has recently upgraded its offices in Hong Kong at One Exchange Square, which now boast a sweeping harbour view. The change of address seems to match the promotion given to Anthony Moody, who is now the firms regional managing director, including Japan and Australia. He also now sits on the the investment committee board.
From the end of 2000 we began to regionalize as part of a new strategy to help the firm become more local, and to bring decision-making to regional and local entities, he explains. The decentralization particularly applies to support areas such as the legal department, finance, human resources and information...