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King's birthday honours for industry executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... appointed an officer of the order of Australia (AO). Moore has served as the federal government's special envoy for Southeast Asia since November 2022. Meanwhile, Alan Schwartz and Naomi Steer were recognised for their "distinguished service to the ...

Co-heads take charge of FI&C at BNP Paribas APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... Securities Services division has appointed new co-heads of the Financial Intermediaries and Corporates (FI&C) Client Line in the Asia Pacific. BNP Paribas has promoted Hugues Williamson and Mark Wootton as co-heads of the FI&C client line. They will ...

HNW population sees biggest decline in decade

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty. North America recorded the sharpest decline at -7.4%, followed by Europe (-3.2%) and Asia Pacific (-2.7%). In contrast, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East showed resilience by registering financial ...

The Australian small-cap conundrum: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... think Australian investors are overlooking an opportunity by only investing in small companies closer to home," said VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron. "For example, many small unprofitable mining companies listed ...

Family office goals at odds with reality: UBS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... place, like software and vulnerability testing processes, just 15% say they are highly advanced. Elsewhere, broad findings on Asia Pacific show 31% of family offices say their top concern is geopolitics. Their top investment theme is healthtech, with ...

Dutch pension giants back $1.5bn local BTR deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... undersupply of apartment units and strong rental demand presents a compelling opportunity for the joint venture. APG head of Asia Pacific real estate Graeme Torre said: "The rented residential sector is an important constituent of the global portfolio ...

VanEck reduces fees on NUGG

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... which launched in December last year, is physically backed by gold bullion sourced from Australian gold producers. VanEck Asia Pacific managing director Arian Neiron said in the months since NUGG was launched, the group has been astounded by the level ...

MA Financial establishes Singapore office

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
MA Financial is increasing its footprint in Asia, soon opening the doors to a Singapore office in a bid to attract more ultra-high-net-worth and family office clients. Speaking with Financial Standard, MA Financial head of asset management Andrew Martin ...

Morgan Stanley adds to regional leadership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
Michael Levin will head up Morgan Stanley Investment Management's (MSIM) Asia business, including overseeing its Australian offices. Levin will be based in Hong Kong and is responsible for the firm's regional investment management arm with a focus ...

Ariel Investments launches EM portfolios in Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... earnings power at attractive valuations, the firm said. Ariel Investments senior vice president institutional marketing head of Asia Pacific and Middle East, North Africa Ian Webber explained the global asset manager is excited to bring the offerings ...