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Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Bitcoin reaped nearly four times more in returns compared to US equities during 2024, achieving 147% and trumping all the major asset classes. According to a VanEck and Bloomberg analysis, US equities delivered 38.2% for the year while global equities ...

AI can improve super fund value chain: CFA Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... Pensions in the Age of Artificial Intelligence report canvassed investments and technology experts from the UK, Australia, and Japan, who work across defined benefit and defined contribution schemes. They found that the latest tools can enhance the areas ...

CapitaLand buys Wingate, expands local presence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... flagging he sees "scalable private credit opportunities" in other Asia Pacific markets, including South Korea, India, and Japan. Incoming managing director for Wingate Nick Jacobson, who will oversee the business, said: "Wingate is a private credit pioneer ...

Eyes on gaming, Chinese tech in 2025: Orbis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
Orbis Investment is feeling good about its investment in Japanese video game giant Nintendo, believing it's about to defy its historic 'boom-bust' cycle. Speaking to Financial Standard, Orbis Investment head of clients, Australia Eric Marais ...

First Sentier makes leadership appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... and relocated from Sydney to London. Prior to this role, he served as managing director for Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, where he was responsible for business development and client service across these key markets. In his new position, FSI said ...

Top asset owners return to growth: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... owners made up 55.6% of the total AUM, with $22.63 trillion. Of this, 24.4% belongs to the top five asset owners, being Japan's Government Pension Investment, Norges Bank Investment Management, China Investment Corporation, SAFE Investment Company, and ...

Australian ETFs reach $233bn in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV) - $155.33 million iShares Core Composite Bond ETF (IAF) - $115.43 million Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex-Japan Shares Index ETF (VAE) - $105.48 million Betashares Australia 200 ETF (A200) - $99.19 million VanEck Australian Subordinated ...

New PGIM chief executive named

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... of PGIM until 31 July 2025, for his contributions. "David has overseen PGIM's impressive expansion in the UK, Europe and Japan, as well as the integration of new capabilities such as private equity secondaries and the expansion of expertise in existing ...

Magellan warns of staggering sovereign debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... to rise. Other countries are in a similar position, with debt to GDP exceeding 100% in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Japan. Australia's national debt sits at 38% of GDP. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts global public debt will surpass ...

Global equity, AREIT managers biggest underperformers: S&P Dow Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... results echo the world stage in S&P's latest SPIVA Scorecard where most global equity funds domiciled in the US, Europe, Japan, and Canada underperformed the S&P World Index at rates falling between 70% and 85%. Vanguard chief investment officer ...