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Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... Australian fund, receiving a BBB-rating and ranking 13th in the world. It is also the highest ranking fund in the Asia-Pacific region. AustralianSuper also placed in the top 20, taking out 18th spot with a BB-rating. Further down the list, UniSuper received ...

VC firm launches new credit fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... experience to Australia through the partnership," Simha said. "Viola Credit is interested to expand into the Asia Pacific region and we see the opportunity to do this with partners. OneVentures is our first partner in this region and will additionally ...

T. Rowe Price names new APAC distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... Investment Management and Schroders. "Nick's background and expertise in sales leadership, understanding of the Asia Pacific region and demonstrated investment knowledge make him the ideal candidate to lead our growth plan in the region," Keller said. ...

SSGA appoints APAC managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... Shead has worked in various SSGA roles since 2000; he was most recently head of portfolio solutions for the Asia Pacific region.

Aussie fund manager drops fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... and additional expenses incurred. The $36.3 million K2 Asian Fund invests in listed equities throughout the Asia Pacific region ex Japan. It generated a 5.8% return over 10 years and 8.5% in the year to 31 May 2018. In May 2017, K2 announced it slashed ...

Record number of Australians seek CFA qualification

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... registered for Level I, II and III exams this year across the globe. More than half of this number is from the Asia Pacific region. In the March results, more than half the test takers failed, Financial Standard reported.

SSGA appoints head of retirement solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... Shead has worked in various SSGA roles since 2000; he was most recently head of portfolio solutions for the Asia-Pacific region. Before SSGA, he was a consulting actuary and senior asset consultant at NSP Buck. In this newly-created role, Shead will ...

Former Janus exec to lead APAC distribution for US hedge fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... which we seek to efficiently put to work for our clients." Causeway chief executive Sarah Ketterer added: "The Asia Pacific region, including Australia in particular, is an important market for Causeway. We already have long-held institutional relationships ...

State Street announces fixed income appointment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... for high-quality liquid assets, and strong growth in the balance of fixed income securities on loan in the Asia Pacific region," Chua said. "Robin has extensive knowledge of the fixed income and financing markets, and his expertise and experience will ...

Global pension fund appoints APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... as an impactful investor and supportive collaborator with the investment partners that we work with in the Asia-Pacific region," he said. "Ben's in-depth knowledge of the region will serve us well as we look to grow our investments in Asia-Pacific, and ...