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UK pension funds commit to manager diversity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
Some of the UK's biggest pension funds have committed to tackling the lack of diversity in funds management. The Asset Owner Diversity Working Group has launched the Asset Owner Diversity Charter, which aims to "build and investment industry which embodies ...

WTW names local head of investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... service to the market and acquire many new client relationships. Over the 25 years of his career, Aongus has been an asset owner, asset manager and investment consultant. This broad range of experience ideally places him to lead our investment team in ...

Mercer partners with platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
Mercer has announced a new strategic partnership with eVestment, a Nasdaq platform and institutional data and analytics specialist. Effective immediately, asset owners will be able to access Mercer's library of public and private markets research, ratings ...

Frontier partners with due diligence platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
Frontier has enlisted the help of a global technology platform to help automate the diligence processes. DiligenceVault will enable the asset consultant to collect and centralise asset manager and fund data. The solution is a two-sided platform used ...

BNY Mellon acquires Milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
BNY Mellon will acquire Milestone Group, a funds management technology provider. The deal comes just over a year after the two companies formed an alliance to create a suite of oversight and contingent net asset value (NAV) services for asset managers ...

Lessons from GPIF: Mizuno

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... Japanese Government Investment Fund (GPIF) he declined an invitation by the UN Secretary General to join the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. "At that time, the Japanese government did not commit to net zero. I felt it was almost self-contradictory when ...

State Street names sales executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
State Street has appointed a former Macquarie Securities executive to its outsourced execution team. Based in Sydney, Damian Hoult joined the firm on May 17 as a new outsourced trading sales executive, finishing recently as Basis Global Analytics' chief ...

FTSE Russell adds to local team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... impressive track record for growth, Martin will play a crucial role in developing new client relationships with the local asset owner and asset manager community and growing our business in the Pacific, while Jo will play an instrumental role in growing ...

Research firm launches, hires Macquarie exec

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
A global fund manager research and benchmarking firm has launched in Australia, appointing a former Macquarie Group executive to lead the business. David Goodman is the new managing director of Inalytics for the Asia Pacific region. Goodman was most ...

WTW launches working group

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
Willis Towers Watson has launched a working group that actively seeks opportunities in the public-private equity space. Established in March, one focus area for the working group is the potential for a new type of passive or beta offering within private ...