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BlackRock hires mark entry to fundamental equities

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... clients. Lanchester will report to Belinda Boa, the Hong Kong based chief investment officer of alpha strategies, Asia Pacific. Justin Arter, country head of BlackRock Australia said: "It is important for the future of BlackRock Australia that we participate ...

Ariel makes Australia first offshore outpost

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... shop in Sydney. As part of its APAC expansion, the company as appointed Ian Webber as senior vice president, head of Asia Pacific. Previously country head and director of sales, Asia Pacific for Artio Global Investors, Webber has also held positions ...

Forget Australia, head stateside for property yield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... performer, returning 26% over the past year." In a note to investors, SSGA head of active quantitative equities in Asia Pacific Olivia Engel and senior portfolio manager Toby Warburton argued that the past performance of the sector "raises questions ...

Falling AUD offsets dividend growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
Australia had the fastest dividend growth in Asia Pacific for the year to March 2015, but the falling Australian dollar made the increase modest relative to its counterparts in the region, the Henderson Global Dividend Index found. Australia made up ...

BNP Paribas names new country head

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... managing the bank's overall activities in Australasia. He will report to Eric Raynaud, chief executive of BNP Paribas Asia Pacific. "Under Didier's leadership, our business in Australia has been reinforced significantly," Raynaud said. "As the oldest ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... and generally accepted that volatility was the "new normal". Most investors surveyed, particularly those based in Asia Pacific, increasingly expect to see a correction of 10-20% in developed and emerging equity markets in the near term. While 57% of ...

JPMAM appoints sovereign and institutional head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed a new head of sovereign and institutional, Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Rachel Farrell was previously head of sovereign and institutional, South and South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand and based in Singapore. ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... at least for larger companies during 2017," BlackRock head of corporate governance and responsible investment for Asia Pacific Pru Bennett said. At 17.5%, figures for 2013 put Australia ahead of the global average of 12.7% of women in boards, but behind ...

Australian advisers court Chinese investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
The Asia Pacific Stock Exchange has partnered with AIMS Financial Group to host 200 Australian financial advisers in China in a series of meetings with Chinese investors, institutions and regulators. The advisers, sourced from the Association of Independently ...

Liquidnet increases average trade size in Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... trading strategies in historically 'easy to trade' names." The business had a record first quarter in the overall Asia Pacific region, as trading activity increased, particularly in Japan. Principal traded climbed to US$6.8 billion in the region, which ...