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Global X recruits key executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Global X ETFS Australia has appointed a head of operations and finance lead and will shortly hire a senior business development manager to boost growth efforts in Western Australia. The exchange-traded fund provider's operations lead, Steven Romei ...

Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
The investment manager has launched the Franklin Lexington Private Equity Secondaries Fund, offering Australian investors access to a diversified private equity portfolio focused on the secondaries market. The new offering invests into an Australian ...

JP Morgan AM hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed an exchange-traded fund specialist from Vanguard to bolster distribution in the rapidly growing market. Stefania Vivarini is credited with launching Vanguard's ETF-based separately managed accounts. Vivarini ...

Inflation figures point to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% in the March 2025 quarter and 2.4% annually, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The March quarter increase of 0.9% follows two quarters in a row of 0.2% rises," ABS acting head of prices ...

Northern Trust appoints sales lead for asset servicing

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Chicago-based custody bank and asset manager Northern Trust has appointed a global head of sales for asset servicing. Douglas Gee will replace Jon Dunham, who plans to retire. Based in London, Gee currently leads sales teams across Asia-Pacific, Europe ...

Sidra Capital expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Sidra Capital is expanding into the Australian market via the launch of a private credit fund that invests in the local mining and energy sectors. Headquartered in Saudi Arabia, the Shariah-compliant alternative fund manager is making its Sidra Asia ...

PGIM Real Estate names deputy head of APAC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
PGIM Real Estate has promoted its head of Japan to the newly created role of deputy head of Asia Pacific, effective immediately. David Fassbender continues his 23-year tenure with the appointment. As deputy head of Asia Pacific, Fassbender will report ...

ClearBridge launches three active ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
ClearBridge Investments has launched three actively managed ETFs focused on global infrastructure on the ASX. The ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Value Fund Active ETF (ASX: CUIV), Global Infrastructure Value Fund (Hedged) Active ETF (ASX: CIVH) and ...

Northern Trust survey reveals what's testing asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
Northern Trust's inaugural global study of 180 asset owners has mapped the pressures, both internal and external, they expect to face in the coming year. The study canvassed responses from senior leaders from pension funds, multi-managers, outsourced ...

Data centres 'major growth sector' for Australia: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Australia is only second to the US as a top data centre investment location having deployed $6.7 billion in capital in 2024, according to a new report from Knight Frank. The Global Data Centres Report projected that the market would hit $6.6 trillion ...