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State Street appoints APAC head of asset managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
State Street has hired from KPMG to fill the newly created role of head of asset managers segment, Asia Pacific. Neil Macdonald will join the role effective May 14. He will lead State Street's engagement strategy for asset manager clients in Asia ...

Research firm launches, hires Macquarie exec

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
A global fund manager research and benchmarking firm has launched in Australia, appointing a former Macquarie Group executive to lead the business. David Goodman is the new managing director of Inalytics for the Asia Pacific region. Goodman was most ...

Canadian pension giant, real estate manager in JV

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
A major Canadian pension investment manager has entered a joint venture with a UK real estate investment firm to develop a logistics portfolio valued at close to $2 billion. Together, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and ...

Housing market reaches new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The residential real estate market in Australia is estimated to have surged above $8 trillion, new analysis from CoreLogic shows. The housing market now stands at $8.1 trillion with the increase in value following capital gains in real estate markets ...

Government launches digital economy strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The government has announced a $1.2 billion investment to support the digital transformation of the economy and measures to encourage business investment in technology, ahead of the federal budget. The digital economy strategy includes $111.3 million ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
This month the Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy committee decided to keep the existing stance of monetary policy unchanged; the Bank Rate remains at a record low 0.1% and QE at £895 billion. But buried in the "Monetary Policy Summary and ...

ANZ profits up 45%, dividends double

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
ANZ posted statutory profit after tax in the first half to $2.9 billion, up 45% from 2H20. The bank announced a dividend of 70 cents per share, double of the previous half's dividend. ANZ said key drivers for the increase in its profits were net credit ...

Generation Life awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
Generation Life has awarded technology firm FRS a mandate to provide pricing and reporting for its investment bonds. Financial Risk Solutions (FRS) will provide an investment administration solution for its new investment-linked lifetime annuity and ...

JPMAM Australia chief to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
After more than a decade with the business, J.P. Morgan Asset Management's local chief executive Rachel Farrell is set to retire later this year. Farrell first joined JPMAM in Singapore in 2011 as head of sovereign and institutional clients, South ...

Citi hires transition management expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Citi has welcomed a State Street veteran to lead its Asia Pacific transition management and portfolio solutions team. James Clark joins as a director based in Singapore where he has been located for the past 16 years. Clark will be responsible for managing ...