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CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... reluctant to spend given the cost-of-living squeeze and high interest rates." Additionally, State Street Global Advisors APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu asserted a rate cut should occur. "Not only did the RBA's preferred inflation metric (trimmed ...

CIM Group appoints head of APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... several years at QIC in the infrastructure group, and also worked at Credit Suisse and Macquarie. She has experience across APAC, EMEA and North America. For CIM Group, she will oversee business development and investor relations in the region. "CIM ...

Iress expands wealth team with multiple new roles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
Iress has expanded its APAC wealth propositions team with several newly created roles, including a general manager of wealth propositions, head of partnerships, and head of digital advice. The financial services software business announced the appointment ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
APAC financials, energy, and materials firms are most likely to link ESG metrics to executive incentive plans. Across the top 400 APAC firms, 193 disclosed their executive incentive metrics. Three-quarters (74%) used ESG metrics. Australian companies ...

January Capital raises $136m for APAC growth credit fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
The Singapore-based investment firm has raised more than $136 million (US$85 million) on the first close of its Growth Credit Fund, with the strategy focused on growth-stage technology companies. January Capital secured commitments from financial institutions ...

Vantage Point AM hires from Merricks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... Adrian Redlich as an investment specialist and head of new strategies. Thomas was previously a director of prime services for APAC at Barclays and worked at UBS MF Global and Merrill Lynch.

HMC Capital unit beefs up Melbourne office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... fund manager for Charter Hall's ASX-listed property fund and portfolio asset management for Blackstone's diversified APAC real estate portfolio. The investment risk professional also held specialist real estate transaction and risk roles with ...

Australia home to 43 billionaires: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... Billionaire Ambitions Report found the upward trend in the number of billionaires in Australia follows the trajectory of the APAC region. China hosts the highest number of billionaires at 427, a reduction of 93 from the year prior. India grew its billionaire ...

TCorp buys Euroclear stake from LSEG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... TCorp as a new shareholder. It is a sophisticated global investor with a long-term investment horizon and anchored in the APAC region," Euroclear chief executive Valérie Urbain said. "This aligns well to our strategic vision of long-term value creation ...

Iress reinstates dividends

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... Mitchell, who joined Iress last year from super fund administration platform Recreo, previously served as group executive for APAC and the UK. As deputy chief executive, Mitchell assumed additional operational responsibilities, including for Iress' ...