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Citi names local chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... Citi's head of FX and corporate sales. Woodruff succeeds Marc Luet, who was recently appointed as Citi's chief executive in Japan. In his new role, Woodruff will be responsible for driving Citi's strategy in Australia and New Zealand, including serving ...

APAC investors cut PE allocations by 50%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
Private equity and venture capital aggregate transaction value fell by 45% in the region, excluding Japan, in the first quarter. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence the drop from last year's US$14.7 billion to US$8.09 billion in Q1 2023 comes ...

Challenger reports strong retail annuity sales

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
In an ASX announcement, Challenger reported a significant uptick in retail annuity sales in quarter three. Challenger's total Life sales were $2 billion, reflecting strong retail and Japanese sales. However, institutional sales ($1 billion) fell ...

Ignition chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... personally important to me." On his resignation, he commented: "I look forward to my next chapter in Australia, Asia and Japan, where I can contribute to the asset management, pensions, wealth management, financial advice and digital transformation areas ...

PGIM hires new Australia, NZ head for IRG

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... institutional relationship group for Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney and reporting to head of IRG Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Philip Hsin, Brewer will be responsible for leading the firm's growth plans and continued expansion of its institutional ...

Capital markets spearhead next recession: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... hand, will relatively fare better, she predicts. "Excessive levels of debt tend to be very dangerous. We saw this happen in Japan and it tried monetary stimulus and quantitative easing (QE) as it faced challenges in the 90s, which didn't prove to ...

Hines buys QLD industrial asset

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... Asia Pacific." Since 2020, Hines has secured 11 logistics assets in Asia Pacific over seven cities in Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. It made its entrance in the Australian industrial sector in April last year.

APAC REITs see robust growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) and CentreSquare Investment Management. The report states that as of last year, Japan is Asia Pacific's largest REIT market, with a market capitalisation of $115 billion across 63 listed entities. Australia follows ...

Aussies not bothered by volatile markets: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... firm in November and December last year, studied over 1000 investors globally, including 300 respondents from Australia, Japan, and Singapore. It found that while 75% of Australians believe volatility in the stock market will continue in 2023, we aren't ...

Ethical, sustainable ETFs top $9bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... to say it pretty much was," Liddell said. "What ASIC didn't do, of course, is that it hasn't done what Europe and Japan has done, which is define green. It does mean that in this interim period, a lot of the players are in a bit of a limbo."