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Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... BHP Group, Glencore PLC, and Whitehaven Coal. Another 15 companies produced alcohol, including Budweiser Brewing Company APAC, Carlsberg AS, Heineken Holding NV, and Treasury Wine Estate. The options also had interest in 19 companies involved in gambling ...

Private capital fundraising remains in the doldrums: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... continues to remain at a low point, according to a report by Preqin. However, there is a silver lining as fundraising for APAC-focused private equity funds increased in the second quarter of 2024, climbing to $14.8 billion from $11.5 billion in the previous ...

Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... quarter. This is the first increase in annual CPI inflation since the December 2022 quarter." State Street Global Advisors APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said the rise in inflation came in above expectations but an interest rate hike by the Reserve ...

FICAP to support Aussie icon in 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... in a similar, televised event. Last year, more than 350 turned out for the event, with PIMCO head of funds business group, APAC ex Japan and local head of operations Scott Delaney claiming victory as overall winner with his rendition of 'Don't ...

SSGA expands risk-based ETF model portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... meet a broad range of investor needs and risk profiles. SSGA managing director and head of ETF model portfolios in EMEA and APAC Kathleen Gallagher said the High Growth option will have an allocation of close to 90% to growth assets. She said this was ...

SSGA appoints local head of intermediary

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and fund solutions. He reports directly to Meaghan Victor, who is the head of intermediary for APAC. MSCI hired Bradbury in 2015 as an executive director of client coverage and strategy for Australia and New Zealand. Bradbury ...

PGIM expands APAC team with local hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... Pacific. The US$1.3 trillion asset management business of Prudential Financial has appointed Dan Greyling as vice president - APAC business development for its newly created private alternatives business. The new business - which brings together all ...

Unprecedented vulnerabilities in financial services: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
KPMG specialists say disruptive technologies, particularly generative AI, and the imperative to automate, are exposing financial services executives to unprecedented vulnerabilities. In Australia, KPMG partner Matt O'Keefe noted that heightened customer ...

Partners Group launches private infra fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... Global Value Fund and Global Income Fund. Nicholas Kuys, managing director and head of infrastructure asset management for APAC at Partners Group, said: "Infrastructure as an asset class continues to offer significant growth opportunities. Partners Group's ...

Goldman Sachs names new head of Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... senior executive with Western Union Australasia. Before that, he spent a decade at Deutsche Bank as managing director and APAC regional business head. Earlier in his career, he also held roles at J.P. Morgan and Citibank. Davis began his career with ...