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New director for NAB super trustee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... Investment Committee. As previously reported by Financial Standard, former head of international and chief executive Asia Pacific for Russell Investments, Alan Schoenheimer has also been appointed to the NULIS Nominees board. NULIS Nominees chair Nicole ...

Industry backs mental health education campaign PROP

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... to a new mental health education campaign called 'People Reaching Out to People' (PROP). Rob Prugue, head of the Asia Pacific division for Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co, started PROP to address the underlying stigma often associated with depression ...

Hong Kong fintech makes senior Australia hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... operating officer and chief financial officer. Like Brant, she worked at Merrill Lynch, as chief operating officer of Asia Pacific Equities. Wong said she was "delighted to be joining a fast-growing fintech company that has already established a strong ...

Bravura starts IPO journey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... Prudential and Mercer. Bravura's software currently manages more than $2.3 trillion of assets on behalf of clients across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Fort Street Advisers is Bravura's Financial Adviser. Goldman Sachs and Macquarie ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... Impact: Australian Impact Investment Activity and Performance Report 2016" launched at the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific. The data shows a steady increase in the number of impact investments over the last five years, with the majority of FY15 ...

SSGA expands responsible investment strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... customised mandates which can be expensive for all but the largest investors," SSGA head of portfolio strategists Asia Pacific, Jonathan Shead, said. SSGA currently holds around US$155 billion ($203.7 billion) in ESG assets under management.

Fidelity names Australian MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... also represent the firm's interests in front of regulators and critical industry bodies. Fidelity managing director Asia Pacific, Mark Talbot said: "Alva has a considerable understanding of the global and Australia investment markets and has made a significant ...

Former Russell CEO joins MLC trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... Investments. Further senior appointments and directorships with Russell followed, including appointment as chief executive Asia Pacific in 2001, and head of international (London based) in 2009. He returned to Australia in 2012 and retired from fulltime ...

Zurich vet joins SuiteBox

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... - initially as a regional sales manager - from 2012 to September 2016, has been appointed regional sales manager, Asia Pacific at SuiteBox. Prior to Zurich, Marshall was a key account manager at Asteron Life. He has also held roles at AXA, Stellar Financial ...

Willis Towers Watson names new Australasian head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... Boal was the managing director of Towers Watson in Australia for 12 years, where he was also part of the company's Asia Pacific leadership team and global marketing leadership team. Adam Garrard, head of Willis Towers Watson's international business ...