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CFS awards fixed income mandate

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025

... is led by Man Numeric co-portfolio managers and heads of fixed income Paul Kamenski and Rob Lam. Man Group head of Asia Pacific Hersh Gandhi said there has been increased investor interest in systematic approaches to fixed income, particularly as market ...

FNZ wins mandate, names APAC head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025

FNZ has been handed a mandate by a $56 billion industry super fund, while also welcoming a Sydney-based head of Asia Pacific. The wealth technology platform has been selected by CareSuper to take over as its direct investment option (DIO) provider ...

Macquarie heavyweights headline 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025

The 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific is set to be the biggest ever, featuring heavyweights from Macquarie Group, such as Viktor Shvets and former chief executive Nicholas Moore, who will headline this year's event that focuses on scaling ...

Iress hires wealth tech experts

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025

Iress, the financial services software and data firm, has made two hires to its Asia Pacific wealth team. Callum Masson and Martin Johnson have been appointed executive general manager of product and technology and general manager of technology respectively. ...

Swiss fund manager expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025

... finalise around June 30. Last November, Youngtimers acquired C Capital, an US$800 million fund manager that focuses on Asia Pacific growth-stage investments across the consumer and technology sectors, founded in 2017. Upon finalising its acquisition ...

Apex on local hiring spree

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025

... is a functionally rich market-leading platform we will be investing in heavily over the next two years," said Apex Asia Pacific regional managing director Nicholas Happell. "By providing clients with optionality when it comes to peripheral technology ...

PIMCO names wealth management lead

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025

... head of Australia. Mead is set to retire after more than 20 years with the fund manager. Mead, also the co-head of Asia Pacific portfolio management, has been with PIMCO since 2003. He will stay on until the end of the year. Watkins was appointed executive ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025

... steady. Despite healthy signs of growth, Australia sat out of the pack and saw payouts fall by 6.4% to $56.6 billion. Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) fell 2% in 2024 and was predominantly driven by slumps in Australia and Taiwan. Headline terms were even ...

Sydney to host global superannuation summit

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025

... week. NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the Sydney Superannuation Summit will cement the city's growing position as Asia Pacific's financial hub. "Half of Australia's business unicorns were born right here in NSW. They've been able to grow because of ...

KKR backs Aussie GPs with financing deal

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025

KKR - via its Asia Pacific Credit strategy - is investing in Family Doctor, a group of general practitioner (GP) clinics across Australia. Family Doctor was founded in 2008 and provides comprehensive medical care services through its network of more ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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