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Vantage Point AM hires from Merricks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... Adrian Redlich as an investment specialist and head of new strategies. Thomas was previously a director of prime services for APAC at Barclays and worked at UBS MF Global and Merrill Lynch.

HMC Capital unit beefs up Melbourne office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... fund manager for Charter Hall's ASX-listed property fund and portfolio asset management for Blackstone's diversified APAC real estate portfolio. The investment risk professional also held specialist real estate transaction and risk roles with ...

Australia home to 43 billionaires: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... Billionaire Ambitions Report found the upward trend in the number of billionaires in Australia follows the trajectory of the APAC region. China hosts the highest number of billionaires at 427, a reduction of 93 from the year prior. India grew its billionaire ...

TCorp buys Euroclear stake from LSEG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... TCorp as a new shareholder. It is a sophisticated global investor with a long-term investment horizon and anchored in the APAC region," Euroclear chief executive Valérie Urbain said. "This aligns well to our strategic vision of long-term value creation ...

Iress reinstates dividends

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... Mitchell, who joined Iress last year from super fund administration platform Recreo, previously served as group executive for APAC and the UK. As deputy chief executive, Mitchell assumed additional operational responsibilities, including for Iress' ...

Venture capital exits expected to grow in 2025: Preqin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... 800 funds raised a total of US$84.8 billion by Q3, compared to 1645 funds raising US$135.9 billion in 2023. Asia Pacific (APAC) accounted for US$1.6 trillion, followed by North America at US$1.1 trillion, and Europe at US$0.2 trillion. The report found ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... contributing to growth. GDP per capita fell by 0.3%, falling for the seventh straight quarter. State Street Global Advisors APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said the data came in under expectations. "The data confirms our worst fears of muted economic ...

First Sentier makes leadership appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... officer. Replacing him will be Lauren Prendiville, currently the regional managing director and head of distribution for APAC, as the new global head of distribution and marketing. Moore has been with First Sentier Investors since June 2010. In May 2020 ...

Private equity, real estate spearhead unlisted assets demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... the next 12 months to 54% by 2029. Australian investors tend to prioritise local private assets in the same vein as other APAC investors. Some 42% of these investors allocate to Australia and New Zealand, while 49% choose North America, and 44% prefer ...

Top advisers champions in two key areas: Iress

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... on average, at implementing basic and complex advice than those who use it less frequently. Iress chief executive, wealth, APAC Kelli Willmer said the report allows advisers to view the bigger picture and recognise areas to improve. "The Advisely Index ...