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APAC investors embrace value-added strategies: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
Investors in the Asia Pacific region are increasingly opting for value-based real estate investments, according to the ANREV, INREV, and PREA Investment Intentions Survey 2024. The 16th annual survey revealed that 78% of investors prefer value-added ...

Finnfund names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... makes between 20-30 new investments each year, worth about €250 million. It aims to provide businesses operating in Africa, Asia and Latin America with risk capital, long-term investment loans, and mezzanine financing. At the end of 2022, Finnfund's ...

Family offices love software: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... Brazil. While the US remains the leading target market, the report found family offices are increasingly investing in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. "In the first half of 2023, APAC recorded its highest share of family office direct deals since the ...

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
BlackRock has named Susan Chan as its new head of Asia Pacific (APAC), tasked with overseeing business, client, investment, and operational platforms for wealth and institutional investors. Chan succeeds Rachel Lord, who relocates to London and takes ...

PineBridge Investments names distribution head for APAC, EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... client services across its private banking networks. Kopitsis has spent over 20 years in intermediary roles across Europe and Asia; he's been with PineBridge since 2021, where he initially served as the head of wealth management for Asia. Prior to joining ...

Loftus Peak to take over Orca fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... of the fund," it said. There will be no changes to the fund's name, fees, or expenses, it added. In early 2023, the Orca Asia Fund and Orca Global Fund were both wound up following an 18-month review process which included an attempt to sell the fund ...

More outflows for Platinum

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... Platinum co-founder Clifford remains in the roles of co-chief investment officer and co-portfolio manager of the global and Asia strategies. Among other active fund managers, GQG Partners ended 2023 at a record high of US$120.6 billion ($179.4bn), up ...

ASIC permanently bans adviser who stole client funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... and failed to return the funds to clients even when redemption requests were made. Pagliacco was also director of Synergy Asia Pacific Partners, known as SKR Private and Synergy Equities Group. ASIC has now cancelled this company's AFSL as well. The ...

BlackRock grows private credit business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... market knowledge complements our wealth of local expertise throughout Australia, China, India, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia - to the benefit of clients. His expertise helps advance our ability to provide customised and diversified private debt solutions ...

EQT operations, finance chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... construction and investment management company Grocon. Before that, he held positions that included managing director of Agrium Asia Pacific and chief financial officer of AWB. He also held a number of leadership roles at ANZ Bank in the areas of corporate ...