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TH Real Estate appoints head of debt from CBRE

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... Martin Priestley joins TH Real Estate from CBRE, where headed up the debt and structured finance business for the Asia-Pacific region. Before that, he was managing director of Moss Capital, Bamford Partners and Ashe Morgan Winthrop. He was also chief ...

Factor-based investment demand strengthens: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... problematic, the report noted. Investors also highlighted 'low volatility' and 'quality' factors as difficult to implement. Asia-Pacific investors said the biggest motivation behind factor investing strategies is to increase returns and reduce risks ...

Global $1.2tn manager buys Australian firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... major local acquisition. Natixis Global Asset Management purchased 40% of Investors Mutual (IML) for $120 million from Pacific Current Group. A further 11.9% was acquired from IML founder Anton Tagliaferro, meaning a total transaction of about $155 million. ...

Intergenerational business succession failing: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... to PwC's Once in a Lifetime report. A separate study by UBS and Campden Research recently found family offices in Asia Pacific lagged behind Europe and North America in succession planning - only 13% have written plans in place, while 19.4% have no plan ...

CommInsure executive joins AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... acquisition of CommInsure for $3.8 billion. The sale increased AIA's position as one of the biggest life insurers in the Asia-Pacific region; AIA Group chief executive and president Ng Keng Hooi said it will "strengthen AIA's protection market leadership ...

Family offices put focus back on equities: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
Asia-Pacific family offices have recorded strong performance off the back of developed-market equities and private equity, according to latest research. In a survey of principles and executives among 262 family offices, the Global Family Office Report ...

Former UBS exec joins Celeste

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... about $460 million in assets under management. It's majority-owned by its investment team; the 27.5% remainder is owned by Pacific Current Group.

European $1bn asset manager enters Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... real estate is "particularly attractive," noting that PwC has projected the highest rental growth of any city in the Asia-Pacific region. "We are excited to announce our expansion into Australia, a market that we have identified as a prime investment ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... efficient way for our shareholders." The sale increases AIA's position as one of the biggest life insurers in the Asia-Pacific region. AIA Group chief executive and president Ng Keng Hooi said it will "strengthen AIA's protection market leadership and ...

GSFM scores major alternatives partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... becoming a larger, and an increasingly important part of retail investors' portfolios," Man Group managing director Asia-Pacific Hersh Gandhi said. "We are looking forward to introducing a broader range of our liquid alternative strategies to retail ...