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Mercer acquires Sovereign

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... strategy of building the leading alternatives boutique in this region," said Stephen Roberts, head of Mercer Investments Asia Pacific. "It means we are strongly positioned to offer clients the skills and insights of a high-calibre team of private markets ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,014. No major economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, Air Pacific is expected to release its full year earnings results while clothing company Billabong is expected to resume trading after going ...

BNP custody and settlement service goes live

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012

AMP Capital Investors restructure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... when former manager Van Athukorala departed as part of an earlier restructure following the merger of AMP and AXA Asia-Pacific. Both McLaughlin and Athukorala joined AMP Capital from ipac in May 2010. The new structure for equities portfolio management ...

Pacific Hydro joins $315m renewable energy JV

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... has announced a $320 million consortium agreement between the industry fund owned Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro and Brazil's mining company Vale. The agreement formalises Vale's and Pacific Hydro's intentions to jointly build and ...

MLC property fund faces leadership change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... nine years as chief investment officer for Australian Real Estate Securities and regional research coordinator for Asia Pacific at AllianceBernstein.

Three reasons for alternatives

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... reinforces institutions desire to invest in alternatives," said Nicole Connolly, director, alternative investments, Asia-Pacific region, Russell Investments. While diversification was the main reason for investing into alternatives by 90% of survey respondents ...

BlackRock appoints head of alternatives

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... BlackRock manages approximately US$110 billion in alternative assets globally, of which US$20 billion comes from the Asia Pacific region.

New ETF labels need global consistency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... regulator's moves to improve understanding and increase transparency and education, Frank Henze, head of SPDR ETFs for Asia Pacific at SSgA said naming conventions for managed investment vehicles should be compatible across regimes to benefit international ...

Former AFA president mourned

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... lead up to the implementation of the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA). He was the Australian delegate to the Asia-Pacific Financial Services Association and was invited to join their Management Board in 2004. In this capacity, he was involved in ...