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Smart beta ETP market share matures: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... consolidates further." Australian smart beta ETP market Divergent to the slowdown experienced in many markets in 2022, the Asia Pacific region experienced sizeable growth in smart beta ETPs. While the global number of smart beta ETPs grew 1.8%, the Asia ...

Ontario Teachers' appoints head of APAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has named Bruce Crane as its new executive managing director and head of Asia Pacific, succeeding Ben Chan. Crane takes over from Chan who retired earlier this month and will report to chief investment officer ...

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
MSC Trustees has acquired abrdn's Australian trustee entity, becoming the corporate trustee of 10 funds. The fund book, comprising $1.5 billion in funds under management, includes the abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Fund, abrdn Sustainable ...

Fidante partners with Proterra Asia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
Challenger's multi-affiliate has entered a strategic partnership with Proterra Investment Partners Asia via a minority stake. Fidante said the private equity investor, which focuses on the Asian food and agribusiness sectors, aligns with its overarching ...

Pengana appoints leaders for private credit division

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... his tenure he held the roles of managing director, country treasurer for Citi Australia, and head of G10 markets treasury Asia Pacific. Pengana said Finkelstein has been tasked with oversight and management of its private credit manager portfolio, which ...

Schroders Australia appoints new chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... multi-asset, and private debt teams and in 2022 was given the additional chief investment officer job. Head of Schroders Asia Pacific Chris Durack commented on the appointment and said the new dual chief executive and chief investment role reflects the ...

VanEck reduces management fees on ETFs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... telecommunication towers, transport, energy, water, and social services, VanEck said. VanEck chief executive and managing director Asia Pacific Arian Neiron explained IFRA gives investors access to a suite of global infrastructure companies, "which are ...

Australia to see strong flow of HNWs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... Germany, the UK, and Switzerland. Behind Australia was Canada, France, and India. "The investment migration sector in the Asia Pacific region, particularly in Australia, is flourishing," the report said. "Enquiries have been active in Southeast Asia ...

SWFs double in size, eye alternatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... shows AUM held by funds now totals US$10.4 trillion, as at March end. Notably, US$4.3 trillion of this is held by funds in Asia which have primarily driven the overall growth with their total AUM rising 31% since the end of December 2021. China is also ...

APAC now most active region for VC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... our investor survey shows, recent interest in emerging markets has mainly been shifting between China, India, and Southeast Asia," it said. The report explained further, APAC emerging markets are especially "plentiful" in early-stage opportunities that ...