CSTIM Expands Asia Pacific Specialist Consulting Business

CSTIM says that it has expanded its operations within the Asia Pacific region through the establishment of a consulting practice, CSTIM Pte Limited, based in Singapore. The expansion follows the success and strong growth of its Australian practice which began

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CSTIM says that it has expanded its operations within the Asia Pacific region through the establishment of a consulting practice, CSTIM Pte Limited, based in Singapore. The expansion follows the success and strong growth of its Australian practice which began operations in April 2005. The Australian business has developed a significant blue chip client base of financial services companies and investment houses.

CSTIM is already the leading provider of specialist management consulting services to the investment industry in UK, mainland Europe, Australia and South Africa. The move will allow CSTIM to extend its successful proposition to the major financial centres in the Asia Pacific region.

CSTIM Pte has appointed Tony Jeffs as Director of CSTIM Pte Limited. Tony has spent 17 years based in Asia Pacific with extensive experience as a director for business development, primarily aligned to providing services and solutions to global and regional financial institutions, particularly in the area of Investment Management. He will re-locate to Singapore to lead the development of the business in the Far East. The founding directors of CSTIM’s Australian business, Philip Hope and Ian Perkins, will also join the board of CSTIM Pte Limited.

“This development is a key part of our strategy to achieve a global footprint, and will enable us to support our client base in all major financial markets,” says Kevin Alcock, Managing Director and one of the founders of CSTIM Limited. “The Asia Pacific region provides us with very exciting growth opportunities. Perkins and Hope have more than 30 years of experience in the investment industry between them and have built a highly experienced team of consultants in the areas of strategy development, IT and operations in Australia. The establishment of our business in the region is a perfect enhancement to the CSTIM proposition as a provider of in-depth expertise and knowledge to our clients around the world.”

“Our clients will benefit from the expansion, both from a regional servicing perspective and by gaining access to our global knowledge and experience of local markets,” says Ian Perkins, Director. “In line with the resurgence of the Far East economy we are experiencing an increase in demand for our services from market participants including Australian and global investment houses, software suppliers and service providers looking to increase their activity in the region. As a result we have already conducted assignments in the region on behalf of global organisations. We are excited about our prospects for the region and having Tony join us with his industry experience throughout Asia Pacific and local knowledge.”

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