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Northern Trust appoints APAC head of global fund services

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
Northern Trust has named Caroline Higgins as its head of global fund services (GFS) Asia Pacific. Higgins, who first joined Northern Trust in 2016, was most recently head of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. She brings over two decades of experience in ...

Commercial property deals stuck at 2011 levels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... opportunities are out there, but only at the right price and that's the biggest sticking point at the moment," MSCI head of Pacific Real Assets Research Benjamin Martin-Henry said. Of note, the BTR sector continued to grow in the quarter, seeing ...

Australia a "most exciting place" for GQG: Barker

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... one of the most exciting places that we're in business," Barker said. GQG recently announced its plans to bid for Pacific Current Group, rivalled by Regal Funds Management.

State Street brings Fund Connect ETF Portal to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... Street country head of Australia Tim Helyar commented: "Australia is one of the fastest growing ETF markets in the Asia Pacific region and this portal will be an important solution to meet the needs of clients in the country." He noted, since 2018, ETF ...

CFOs look to hire in second half: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... looking for a new role are asking for a 15% above-market pay increase on average, and not getting them. Robert Half Asia Pacific senior managing director David Jones said companies are focused on cost management and only those with the highest in-demand ...

Regal chases Pacific Current Group, GQG plans bid

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
The race to acquire Pacific Current Group (PAC) is on, as investment giants Regal Partners (Regal) and GQG Partners (GQG) both confirm interest. Partnering with River Capital, Regal proposed to acquire all the issued ordinary shares in PAC at an implied ...

New Vanguard regional ETF capital markets lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
Vanguard Australia has appointed a new lead for the Asia Pacific region who will oversee ETF capital markets as the incumbent takes up another role within the firm. Adam DeSanctis, who most recently had a stint in personalised indexing for financial ...

Mercer appoints first Wealth Pacific chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... outlined its ambition to accelerate growth in the APAC region, appointing Cathy Hales as its chief executive of Wealth Pacific. Hales has oversight of Mercer's wealth portfolio across Australia and New Zealand, comprising the Mercer Super Trust - one ...

Nuveen appoints head of consultant relations, APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
Nuveen has strengthened its Asia Pacific global client group with the appointment of a new head for its APAC ex-Japan consultant relations team. Jaxon Rudduck has taken the helm to enhance Nuveen's ties with global investment consulting firms in the ...

Westpac closes Specialist Businesses Division

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... platforms, superannuation and retirement products, investments, general and life insurance, auto finance, and Westpac Pacific. Jason Yetton was appointed to lead the review of each business and, in the three years since, executed the divestment of most ...