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Geopolitical risks to drive infra investments: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... nearly on par with private equity (13.65%); while debt net returns are also increasing to 9.6%, up 170bps from 2024. Asia Pacific has the highest net return expectations of 9.8% rather than 9.6% across other localities. The report says this can be credited ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... and financial uncertainty, according to a survey by the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI). Nearly all the 144 Asia Pacific family offices surveyed feature sustainable investments in their portfolios. About one in five (17%) allocate more than half ...

Macquarie ventures into land lease development

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... additional 5000 homes in Australia's eastern seaboard. Macquarie Asset Management's head of real estate, Asia Pacific, James Kemp said Millbray will enable the business to access the land lease communities sector to maximise outcomes for residents ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... HESTA, Commonwealth Super Corporation, GESB, State Super, Super SA, ESSSuper, Equip Super and Brighter Super. The Asia Pacific region represented 25.5% share of the total assets, a slight decrease in 2024 (compared to 26.8% in 2023), while the North ...

Binance names head of APAC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... left the business in July. SB Seker, who previously worked as senior VP at Crypto.com, will lead the group's Asia Pacific operations, bringing with him a strong track record in the blockchain industry and relevant regulation. While at Crypto.com ...

Coaxial names chief investment officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... as chief risk officer. Before that, Harris had a 15-year career in retail banking in various locations across the Asia Pacific, including Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam. Harris said he is pleased to be joining the business to drive social and ...

AXA IM Alts expands affordable housing strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... delivering sustainable and affordable rental housing in Australia's largest cities, the firm said. AXA IM Alts head of Asia Pacific Antoine Mesnage noted Australia's dynamic characteristics providing "strong" tailwinds for the sector. "Expanding ...

Real estate private credit market tips towards $153bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
Although it faces headwinds in part of Asia Pacific, the real estate private credit market is performing strongly, with the local market expected to almost double by 2028. According to The Rising Tide of Asia Pacific Real Estate Private Credit report ...

New Forests beefs up local landscapes fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund (ANZLAFF), which received about $600 million from institutional investors across Asia Pacific and Europe earlier this year. McPhee Beef Farms is the fourth Australian investment by the fund, this time in the New England ...

Three portfolio managers exit Stewart Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... Emerging Markets All Cap and Indian Subcontinent All Cap strategies. Doug Ledingham is now the lead manager of the Asia Pacific Leaders and Asia Pacific All Cap strategies, while Nick Edgerton is the new lead for the Worldwide Leaders strategy. Gait ...