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Life insurers to up external fund manager mandates: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... specialised expertise for complex private market investments," Clearwater Analytics chief strategy officer and president of Asia Pacific Shane Akeroyd said. "It is striking that the trend is not mainly being driven by a desire to cut costs or because ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of institutional distribution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... institutional distribution for Australia and New Zealand, in addition to her role as head of consultant relations for the Asia Pacific region. The expanded role is effective January 2026. In her new position, Crowe will be responsible for leading a team ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... legal framework. A Bloomberg Media study recently ranked Australia third in net foreign direct investor confidence in the Asia Pacific most notably for its natural resources and efficient institutions. "One of the reasons we get a lot of interest from ...

Super moves: ART, TCorp, Future Fund, QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... she was most recently director of sustainable investments, where she spearheaded sustainable investing initiatives across Asia Pacific. She started at Wellington as an investment specialist focusing on fixed income ESG integration and product development. ...

New private credit provider lands down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
A Guernsey-based short-term, high-value finance provider has entered the Australian market as part of its broader Asia Pacific expansion strategy, relocating one of its executives to Melbourne to chart the course. Tenn Capital has marked its official ...

Macquarie makes bid for Qube

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... provides import and export logistics services, operating in over 200 locations across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. The proposal follows an earlier unsolicited offer by Macquarie at a lower value and a period of negotiation, which included ...

L1 Group aims for $35m in cost reductions post-merger

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... continuation of outflows in Platinum, albeit at a slowing pace, over the next 18 months. Platinum international and Platinum Asia strategies represent 85% of Platinum's total FUM at the end of October. Russell said integration steps have already been ...

Lazard AM opens flagship global equity fund to local investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... distinctive return profile when compared to many other quantitative strategies," Lazard Asset Management chief executive Asia Pacific Paul Cuddy said "By balancing exposures to key investment styles and controlling benchmark-related risks, the strategy ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... for clients and communities," a QIC spokesman said. Elsewhere, Bupa Australia appointed Dean Italia as head of investments, Asia Pacific. Italia is responsible for implementing and enhancing returns across Bupa's APAC portfolios and working with ...

FNZ raises fresh capital for growth plans

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... CareSuper to take over as its direct investment option (DIO) provider. It also welcomed Anthony Habis as the new head of Asia Pacific in its Sydney office. "This year, FNZ has won new mandates and renewed existing partnerships with blue-chip financial ...