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Instos demanding multi-asset alternative strategies

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... appetite for investing with partners in our region - a quarter of all offshore investment from Europe is directed to the Asia-Pacific. Underscoring the opportunity for local fund managers, Latin American allocation to Australia is today less than 1% ...

Forget Australia, head stateside for property yield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... performer, returning 26% over the past year." In a note to investors, SSGA head of active quantitative equities in Asia Pacific Olivia Engel and senior portfolio manager Toby Warburton argued that the past performance of the sector "raises questions ...

Falling AUD offsets dividend growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
Australia had the fastest dividend growth in Asia Pacific for the year to March 2015, but the falling Australian dollar made the increase modest relative to its counterparts in the region, the Henderson Global Dividend Index found. Australia made up ...

BNP Paribas names new country head

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... managing the bank's overall activities in Australasia. He will report to Eric Raynaud, chief executive of BNP Paribas Asia Pacific. "Under Didier's leadership, our business in Australia has been reinforced significantly," Raynaud said. "As the oldest ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... and generally accepted that volatility was the "new normal". Most investors surveyed, particularly those based in Asia Pacific, increasingly expect to see a correction of 10-20% in developed and emerging equity markets in the near term. While 57% of ...

JPMAM appoints sovereign and institutional head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed a new head of sovereign and institutional, Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Rachel Farrell was previously head of sovereign and institutional, South and South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand and based in Singapore. ...

QIC extends partnership with Northern Trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... consistent and high-quality outcomes delivered to clients worldwide. Northern Trust's head of global fund services for Asia-Pacific, Peter Jordan, said as fund manager clients continue to navigate an evolving regulatory landscape and challenging economic ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... at least for larger companies during 2017," BlackRock head of corporate governance and responsible investment for Asia Pacific Pru Bennett said. At 17.5%, figures for 2013 put Australia ahead of the global average of 12.7% of women in boards, but behind ...

Virgin and Mercer announce super partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... Mercer will commence services for Virgin Money's superannuation fund from the end of 2015. Mercer managing director and pacific market Leader, Ben Walsh, said Virgin Super customers will also benefit directly from a new mobile first experience.

Australian advisers court Chinese investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
The Asia Pacific Stock Exchange has partnered with AIMS Financial Group to host 200 Australian financial advisers in China in a series of meetings with Chinese investors, institutions and regulators. The advisers, sourced from the Association of Independently ...