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SimCorp names new country manager for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... crucial in supporting larger funds, predicting more strategic conversations about target operating models than enable greater focus on core business. "This entails data, seamless processes in the full investment value chain, redeployment of scarce resources ...

Ontario Teachers' names chief investment officers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... fund said. Ontario Teachers' president and chief executive Jo Taylor said: "These appointments confirm the benefits of our focus in developing team members and shaping strong leaders from within the plan." "Stephen, Gillian, and Jonathan, each bring ...

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
BlackRock has named Susan Chan as its new head of Asia Pacific (APAC), tasked with overseeing business, client, investment, and operational platforms for wealth and institutional investors. Chan succeeds Rachel Lord, who relocates to London and takes ...

CalSTRS investment chief announces retirement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) chief investment officer Christopher Ailman will depart on June 30, after 24 years at the fund. At an Investment Committee meeting, Ailman revealed his intention step down from the position ...

ASX selected to develop local carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... be supported under the existing regulatory framework for ACCUs or if changes are required. The CER and ASX will initially focus on a carbon exchange for ACCUs, with the intention to follow with other certificates such as large-scale generation certificates ...

PineBridge Investments names distribution head for APAC, EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
PineBridge Investments appointed a new head of intermediary distribution for APAC and EMEA, effective January 1. Based in Singapore, Nicolas Kopitsis was appointed to oversee the asset manager's APAC and EMEA intermediary business strategy, distributing ...

SG Hiscock plucks new investment chief from UniSuper

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... he succeeds Stephen Hiscock who also serves as executive chair of the group. Hiscock said the appointment allows him to focus on his role of executive chair, actively identifying and pursuing growth opportunities. Prior to UniSuper, Hogg worked at Frontier ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... with consumers, and rising adviser numbers. Outlining its priorities and expectations for 2024, the FAAA has said a key focus for the year is making it easier and cheaper to provide advice. "While it isn't a new problem for the financial advice profession ...

New global retirement unit at T. Rowe Price

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
With roughly two-thirds of its assets under management now held in retirement or related accounts, T. Rowe Price is establishing a team dedicated to the development of new products and services for the space. T. Rowe Price said the business unit will ...

Balanced portfolios to reap rewards in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... Solutions, Americas Daniel J Scansaroli, says slower global growth rates, higher government debt, deglobalisation and a focus on digitisation is likely to shift growth further into private sectors. "Structural shifts by private fund sponsors have improved ...