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Former super fund chief joins QIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... executive position at J.P. Morgan's Australian custody business and prior to that was chief operations officer at AXA Asia Pacific. Currently, she serves on the board of BTFG Superannuation as a director. In February 2016, she was appointed as a ...

BT Financial Group divests Ascalon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... known as Austock. While Ascalon has a strong record as a leading incubator and partner of boutique fund managers in Asia Pacific, BT Financial Group has decided it is no longer a core business and has decided to exit, Westpac said. GDG will make an initial ...

Pension fund awards custody mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) appointed BNY Mellon as its global custodian for fixed income. BNY Mellon Asia Pacific head of asset servicing Rohan Singh said the deal affirmed the value of the firm's integrated servicing and data solutions ...

Australia behind when it comes to pay transparency: AXA IM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... report shows remuneration accounted for 68% of its votes against management in Australia, outstripping the Eurozone, Asia Pacific and North America. Global attention has moved away from solely focusing on aligning executive rewards with share price performance ...

Industry fund cuts property portfolio emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... ranking Australian fund, receiving a BBB-rating and ranking 13th in the world. It is also the highest ranking fund in Asia Pacific.

State Street appoints APAC global markets lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
State Street named a new head of global markets for Asia-Pacific, relocating a long-time executive. Michelle Hardeman moves into the role effective immediately, relocating to Hong Kong from Boston where she served as head of foreign exchange sales for ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... Australian fund, receiving a BBB-rating and ranking 13th in the world. It is also the highest ranking fund in the Asia-Pacific region. AustralianSuper also placed in the top 20, taking out 18th spot with a BB-rating. Further down the list, UniSuper received ...

IFM Investors return fees to investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... an opportunity. At the Royal Commission, AustralianSuper head of mid-risk portfolios Jason Peasley was grilled on the Pacific Hydro investment through IFM Investors. The asset was expected to make double-digit returns but underperformed, devalued sharply ...

Boutique manager to launch LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... deep industry knowledge." The LIC has a global mandate and will initially look to invest in Australia, the wider Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. It will invest across the natural resources value chain ranging from exploration and feasibility ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... not fall below community standards with respect to the Fox and Henhouse campaign and its investment in the New Daily or Pacific Hydro. However, he said advertising gives rise to the following issues: if political advertising is consistent with the intention ...