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Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... the top 100 asset owners managing a total of US$29.3 trillion in assets, marking a 11.3% increase year on year. The Asia Pacific region represented 30.8% of total assets in the top 100 ranking. The biggest asset owner was Norway's Norges Bank Investment ...

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
... 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 offshore ...

Super moves: ART, TCorp, Future Fund, QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... 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. Before ...

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 ...

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
... 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 external ...

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 ...

Aware Super, Barings spin-off BTR portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... and retirement sectors and having managed 33 assets with a value of circa $9 billion. Commenting, Barings head of Asia Pacific real estate Alastair Wright said the new identity will focus on delivering "high quality" housing at competitive rates. "Our ...