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Perpetual introduces new family office team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... service ultra-high-net worths and as executive director, head of client management & delivery Asia Pacific (ex. China and Japan) at J.P. Morgan. Lipscombe will be joined by Michelle Maynard as partner and his former colleagues at Mutual Trust Frederick ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... 64.1% from the lows plumbed in mid-March 2020. As at 9 February 2021, the Nikkei-225 index has risen by another 7.5% despite Japan extending the COVID-19 state of emergency for another month in 11 prefectures. It was originally slated to end on February ...

Janus Henderson loses capital investment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... part of the agreement, Dai-ichi will appoint one of its senior executives to assist Janus Henderson's distribution in Japan. Janus Henderson chief executive Dick Weil said the firm looks forward to continuing the strong relationship with the insurer ...

Stonehorn Global Partners names investor head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... with senior analyst John Lam. The Stonehorn Asia Equity Fund launched in June 2019 and invests in up to 30 Asian stocks (ex-Japan) and is not limited to a benchmark, sector, country, or market-cap. The fund has returned over 55% in a one-year period. ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... particularly large for the advanced economy group, reflecting additional fiscal support-mostly in the United States and Japan-together with expectations of earlier widespread vaccine availability compared to the emerging market and developing economy ...

JPMAM hires ESG expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... stewardship as part of its commitment to sustainable investing. Felix Lam is the new head of investment stewardship for Asia ex-Japan. His responsibilities include overseeing the firm's regional stewardship approach by leading corporate engagement, proxy ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
Japan may need to spend more to mitigate the expected slowing in consumption and business activity following the declaration of the second state of emergency. The worst of the pandemic appeared to have passed when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo ...

Platinum's lead PM for Asia fund departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... among the best performers in Platinum's lineup. It delivered 29.3% in 2020 (compared to 13.9% from the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Net Index in A$). On a two-year basis it is 6.8% above the benchmark, and 1.7% above it since inception in March 2003. For ...

Northern Trust wins First Sentier mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
The $219 billion global manager has appointed Northern Trust for middle-office outsourcing services, after it separated from Commonwealth Bank. First Sentier Investors' middle-office functions were handled by CBA subsidiary Colonial First State ...

Senior appointments at HLB Mann Judd

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... the field." Wirtz has 20 years' experience in professional services throughout Australia, South Africa, Brazil, China and Japan. His remit will be the provision of tax consulting services to Australian-based companies, ranging from start-up to multinational ...