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Northern Trust survey reveals what's testing asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... outsourced chief investment officers, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments across North America, EMEA, and APAC, with portfolios ranging from US$1 billion to US$500 billion. Optimising asset allocation emerged as the uppermost internal ...

Data centres 'major growth sector' for Australia: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... report, linked to the recent US ruling that granted the country access to Nvidia AI chips. Now, as one of the four nations in APAC exempt from export restrictions, Australia is well poised in the AI race against the likes of India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore ...

Zurich Australia appoints investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... derivatives adviser at MF Global. Chen will report to Zurich Australia and New Zealand chief executive Justin Delaney, and APAC regional chief investment officer Matthew Vincent.

Brandes appoints new sales director for APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... Diego-headquartered boutique advisory firm Brandes Investment Partners has appointed an Australian to be its director of sales in APAC, in an effort to deepen its relationships across the region's wealth market. Brandes appointed Diya Lowe, formerly ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... become increasingly attentive to the evolving risks from recent global policy developments." State Street Global Advisors APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said despite the oncoming US tariffs, Australia is well-positioned to deal with global uncertainty. ...

Iress enhances US equity market data feed with Cboe

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... global head of data vantage Adam Inzirllo said the firm is seeing growing demand for access to US markets, particularly from APAC investors. "We are thrilled to expand on this mission through our collaboration with QuantHouse and providing their clients ...

FNZ wins mandate, names APAC head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
FNZ has been handed a mandate by a $56 billion industry super fund, while also welcoming a Sydney-based head of Asia Pacific. The wealth technology platform has been selected by CareSuper to take over as its direct investment option (DIO) provider ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... making hefty losses during periods of market declines." According to the FTSE Russell, Chinese equities outperformed the APAC region, the US, and FTSE All-World Index in February. The rally came off the back of monetary and fiscal stimulus in September ...

Iress hires wealth tech experts

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... respectively. In the newly created role, Masson will be responsible for driving the vision, strategy and delivery of Iress' APAC wealth product portfolio and technology infrastructure. For his part, Johnson will be accountable for the delivery and ...

Swiss fund manager expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... executive Ben Cheng said the potential acquisition of RFM is a key step in solidifying Youngtimers' development to be an APAC-focused asset manager. "With Australia as a strategic entry point, this move strengthens our regional presence and unlocks ...