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Instos committed to ESG despite lower advocacy: BNP Paribas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... in low-carbon assets while divesting from carbon-intensive assets (46%). The survey revealed that investors in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region remain "steadfast" in their commitment to ESG, with almost 90% of respondents saying their objectives remain ...

Plenary adds to executive lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... chief investment officer. All appointments will continue to work alongside the existing senior management teams in Asia Pacific and other key parts of the operation, Plenary said. Following the announcement of Paul Crowe succeeding David Lamming as chief ...

Vanguard, CFS deliver strong FY25 returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... respectively. The International Shares option turned in 16.7% p.a. while Australian Shares returned 13% p.a. Vanguard Asia-Pacific chief investment officer Duncan Burns said the low-cost, index-based approach to superannuation is continuing to deliver ...

Ninety One strengthens multi-asset bench with senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... teams and enhancing the macro research that underpins our strategies." Ninety One's head of institutional for its Asia Pacific and Middle East client group welcomed the appointment. Justin Cowper added: "Multi-asset is at the nexus of our many specialist ...

Global advisory firm acquires Boutique Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... strong client-centric culture. "They are a great fit for Acclime, and we are delighted to welcome the team into our Asia Pacific fund services group," van der Burgh said. Boutique Capital managing director Tim Baker said becoming part of Acclime will ...

First Sentier Investors chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... strategic review that resulted in the sale. He had been away for five years working at Cover-More Group, including as the Asia Pacific chief executive. Between January 2008 and January 2015 he served as chief financial officer, first for CFSGAM and then ...

TA Associates invests in Viridian Financial Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... providing wealth advice, investment solutions and mortgage broking services to 15,000 clients. Head of TA Associates Asia Pacific Edward Sippel said: "We have high conviction in the long-term potential of Australia's large and growing wealth management ...

Grok Ventures sees two executives exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... company thanked Kueh for amplifying Grok's presence and accelerating the progress of the SunCable project across Asia Pacific. Kwong-Law was credited for his impact over his nine-year tenure, from unearthing some of the company's earliest seed ...

Brookfield to divest retirement living platform for $3.85bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... that underpin the continued growth of the living sector, we will look to invest further capital in living across Asia Pacific." Brookfield co-head of real estate Australia Ruban Kaneshamoorthy added: "Brookfield took a contrarian view when we invested ...

Robeco names Singapore country head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... to strengthening its presence in Singapore and the broader Southeast Asian region. Lawrence Hanson, Head of Sales Asia-Pacific at Robeco, said Chow's "deep expertise, strong leadership, and proven track record make her ideally suited to drive the ...