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ETP demand soars, unlisted unit trusts retract

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... billion (US$73.1bn) at the end of 2020. Looking at strategic-beta ETP products specially, demand across the Asia Pacific region outpaced the rest of the world. The research house found that VanEck consolidated its position as the dominant player in the ...

Mercer creates new sales, strategy roles

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Mercer has made appointments for two newly created roles in its Pacific region leadership team. Helen Murdoch joins Mercer as sales and commercial acceleration leader and Saranne Brodrick joins as chief strategy officer. Mercer's chief executive for ...

Cboe acquires Chi-X

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... markets that will complement our North American and European operations and provide a foothold in the key Asia Pacific region, positioning us to become a truly global marketplace for our customers. "In a short number of years, the Chi-X Asia Pacific ...

ADB invests in sustainable start-ups

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... economy. We look forward to working closely with ADB Ventures to promote leading clean technologies in the Asia-Pacific region and achieve mutual prosperity in the post-COVID-19 era."

Investment manager creates new executive role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... with CBREs Capital Markets Group. He was responsible for advising on cross-border real estate investments into the Pacific region with Asia's institutional investors, developers, and families. At CBRE he was involved in over $6 billion of real estate ...

Nuveen drives global ESG capabilities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Nuveen has appointed a new head of sustainability for one of its subsidiaries that works to acquire and manage agricultural real estate assets. Westchester Group Investment Management, a TIAA and Nuveen company, has appointed Cristina Hastings Newsome ...

APAC lagging on net zero goal: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... globally viewing the lack of data and reporting as the biggest obstacle to implementing decarbonisation. In the Asia Pacific region, a shortage of suitable low-carbon investment strategies is the biggest concern (54%), and North America sees the lack ...

Capgemini names new managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... talented team into the next chapter of growth in Australia and New Zealand and help support our ambition in the Asia Pacific region to create a sustainable and inclusive future for our clients, people and communities," Pietschner said. O'Brien said she ...

Fund manager hires distribution director

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... Florida-based GQG has $77.7 billion in global assets under advisory, of which $7.4 billion is from clients in the Asia-Pacific region. The local firm won a $20 million global equities mandate from Sydney advice firm PlayfairTan. "Our business has grown ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Close to 80% of institutional investors in the Asia Pacific region boosted their environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor Survey showed ...