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Environment to reshape real estate investment: LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... the real estate sector in order to meet their climate change objectives," LaSalle head of research and strategy, Asia-Pacific Elysia Tse said. "There could be early-mover advantage for those firms which are able to seize the opportunities. "Mainstream ...

Morningstar Australasia managing director departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... Morningstar Australasia well positioned for future growth. Replacing Brilliant as managing director is current Morningstar Asia-Pacific head of products and solutions Jamie Wickham. Wickham has previously served as chief operating officer of the Australian ...

Family office merger sees new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... years. Harkness was most recently a partner at Ernst and Young, where he led the strategy practice for Oceania and Asia Pacific and the performance improvement practice within EY Advisory. Prior to that he was vice president of global management consultant ...

easyMarkets launches SMSF tool, appoints MD

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... the product launch, easyMarkets also appointed Daniel Byrne to replace outgoing Robert Francis as manager director, Asia-Pacific. Francis, who is stepping aside after 10 years in the role, will remain with easyMarkets in an emeritus advisory capacity ...

Robeco wins Asian equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
A global investment firm has awarded an Asian equities mandate to Robeco's Asia-Pacific Equities investment team. Russell Investments selected Robeco's Asian Stars strategy, to be managed by the Hong Kong-based Robeco team which currently oversees about ...

MLC Life launches group insurance platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... insurer, and whether services arrangements are being met." The platform launch follows the recent news of a partnership with Pacific Life Re, offering automated underwriting solutions for customers using the UnderwriteMe program. "We're committed to ...

Riding the retirement tidal wave

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... and more specifically financial planning, according to State Street Global Advisors head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific Jonathan Shead. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Shead noted that based ...

Atlantic Pacific Securities rebrands for wealth focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
Diversified funds management and financial advice firm Atlantic Pacific Securities is rebranding to ASR Wealth Advisers. The rebranding from APSEC to ASR Wealth Advisers (ASRW) aims to better align with the Australian Stock Report brand which is also ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... sector. The annual Willis Towers Watson global alternatives survey of 562 investment managers (which included 47 from Asia Pacific) found real estate managers (35%) hold the lion's share of AUM followed by private equity fund managers and hedge funds ...

Digital revamp for Citi wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... leader in the region. Speaking at a Sydney media roundtable yesterday, Citi Australia head of consumer banking in Asia Pacific, Anand Selva, said because clients are inundated with an abundance of information, they want an expert who can provide credible ...