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Asia-Pacific needs more retirement income specialists: Milliman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Populations in East Asia and the Pacific are ageing faster than other regions in the world but many nations are yet to develop comprehensive retirement income systems. Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman said across the Asia-Pacific consumers ...

UniSuper chairman steps down, successor appointed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Trust Corporation; and is chairman of Argo Investments, Argo Global Listed Infrastructure Limited, and vice chairman, Asia Pacific of Berkshire Capital. "I am very much looking forward to the opportunity to chair the UniSuper board and am honoured to ...

Vanguard reduces fees, revises multi-asset strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... will complement a new asset allocation strategy for each fund, which Vanguard head of investment strategy group, Asia-Pacific Jeffrey Johnson said would help mitigate concentration and currency risk. "For instance, we are lowering allocations to Australian ...

AxiomSL appoints APAC chief

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... Australia, regulatory reporting and risk management solutions provider AxiomSL is welcoming a new chief executive for the Asia-Pacific region. Peter Tierney joins AxiomSL having most recently been regional head of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's ...

IFM wins $670m super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... billion. The fund was launched in 2016 and complements IFM's existing Australian Equities Extended Alpha Fund and Asia-Pacific Market Neutral Fund. "We have seen strong interest from Australian superannuation funds in our differentiated investment approach ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... seeking simple and cost effective exposure to the Australian fixed income sector." IHS Markit director of indices, Asia-Pacific Randolf Tantzscher added: "Smart beta investing continues to be a prevalent theme across markets and we are delighted to bring ...

Legalsuper awards global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... awarded a global equities mandate to a boutique firm in Florida. GQG Partners was launched in June 2016 as a subsidiary of Pacific Current Group, and manages $4.5 billion in assets as at 31 March 2017. Its founder and chief investment officer, Rajiv ...

AMP Capital appoints insto business head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... equities respectively. AMP Capital director of Australia and New Zealand, Craig Keary, became AMP Capital director Asia Pacific, adding oversight of AMP Capital operations in Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo to his role. AMP Capital chief executive Adam ...

ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... volatility. A global survey of 475 institutions conducted by State Street Global Advisors shows asset owners from Asia Pacific are integrating ESG strategies to enhance investment performance, with 70% of respondents from the region seeing improved returns ...

AMP Capital awards historic $17bn passive mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... representing $17 billion, the largest mandate awarded by a fund manager since the $10.8 billion awarded to RARE Infrastructure by Pacific Current Group in 2006. UBS explained to Financial Standard that the $17 billion is spread across global and domestic ...