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ESR, GIC start sustainable venture

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
Alongside Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, property giant ESR has raised $540 million for a combined anchor close of EADP II, a develop-to-core logistics fund that will further expand ESR Australia's strategy of delivering premium, sustainable ...

UBS launches philanthropic arm down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
... philanthropy services Tom Hall added: "Over the recent decade, we've seen the unprecedented growth of philanthropy across APAC with Australia now ranked 5th in the 2020 Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index. "In response to this demand, we are ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... hikes to come, but they have just eased off the brakes a month earlier than pundits expected." Going forward, CMC Markets APAC and Canada Azeem Sheriff commented: "Effects of rate rises will take a few more months to see a material reduction, however ...

BNP Paribas names APAC head of stewardship

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
Singapore-based Jane Karen Ho is the new head of stewardship, Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM). In her new role, Ho will lead the firm's stewardship activities in Asia Pacific, including researching key corporate governance issues ...

Members want super funds to adopt crypto: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... the economy is moving toward digital adoption. Also, previously speaking to Financial Standard, Crypto.com general manager APAC Karl Mohan noted that another roadblock to institutional adoption is a lack of education. "The past narrative is crypto historically ...

BlackRock strengthens APAC team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... investment in its leadership and expertise to advance its strategy in Asia Pacific. The firm has appointed Tomoko Ueda as APAC head of corporate strategy and development, joining from Nikko Asset Management where she was most recently global head of ...

American Century appoints local distribution heads

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
... Elsewhere, following the retirement of investment management veteran Tony Archer, Tom Clapham has been appointed head of APAC and will relocate to Sydney from Singapore. He joins American Century from Aviva Investors where he was head of Asia, Client ...

ESR, GIC launch third logistics partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... reflects a collective confidence in the real estate manager's ability to capitalise on the growing set of opportunities across APAC and especially in Australia. "As the largest real asset manager in APAC, ESR's integrated fund management platform has ...

Practifi names senior director, go-to-market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... the Australian product strategy with accountabilities touching sales, product strategy, and professional services across APAC. Since joining Practifi in December, Banga has worked closely with the firm's client success, professional services, sales ...

FM Global appoints APAC executives

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... Global has appointed several of its senior executives to new roles. Its former vice president, manager, global sales for APAC, James Thompson has been named senior vice president, APAC division manager. In the new role, Thompson will be responsible for ...