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Australian Retirement Trust hires Tim Unger

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... has also joined the team as a portfolio analyst, arriving from Sustainalytics, where she was manager of ESG advisory for Asia Pacific. "Our focus is to continue to hire talented people with diverse experience across our multiple locations. Binu brings ...

Saxo APAC asset management lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
The head of Saxo Markets' asset management for Asia Pacific has left the company after two years. Sydney-based Manish Prasad was appointed to the role in June 2021 and has recently left the firm, Saxo confirmed. Prasad was hired at a time when Saxo ...

Returns from agriculture a perfect storm of demographics, demand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... country, propels a long-term demand for agriculture. McKay also stressed the significance of a burgeoning middle class in Asia. The World Economic Forum forecasts an increase of 1.5 billion people in the Asian middle class between 2020 and 2030. "These ...

Top global trends impacting portfolio construction

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... Trustees ASI Conference, Goldman Sachs Asset Management managing director head of alternatives capital markets and strategy, Asia Pacific Stuart Wrigley, AustralianSuper head of asset allocation Alistair Barker and IFM Investors executive director infrastructure ...

Barings expands APAC team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... managing client relationships and raising capital across the institutional channel in Australia and wealth channel in Southeast Asia. Based in Sydney, Thirukumar will report to Barings head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand Michael Gaffney. ...

Former Morningstar executive in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... firm as it plans to launch a rival ratings business. Murphy - who was Morningstar's director of manager research for Asia Pacific for many years - has joined Insight Investment Consultants. Founded by Chris Lioutas, Insight aims to become a full-service ...

Platinum AM chief executive steps down

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... allowing me to fully concentrate on the positions of co-chief investment officer and co-portfolio manager of our global and Asia strategies," Clifford explained. He said Platinum's business has developed substantially since its beginnings nearly 30 years ...

HSBC committed to local custody arm despite rapid decline in assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... experienced securities services providers globally with $9.1 trillion of assets under custody, and in many markets throughout Asia we are the only international bank offering sub-custody and securities clearing services," they added. This growth in assets ...

Earnings, profits down at Charter Hall

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
The fund manager has reported operating earnings of $441.2 million for FY23, down about $100 million from the year prior. Its statutory profit after tax was $196.1 million, down a significant 78.5% on the previous year. Full year distributions totaled ...

Global wealth to rise 38% by 2027: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... estimates for high-income nations. More than half of all UHNWIs currently reside in North America, while countries in the Asia Pacific region are home to more than 66,000. "This already considerably exceeds the roughly 40,000 living in Europe and this ...