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Investors jump ship from private markets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... between 5% and 10% allocated. Only about 2% had more than 20% exposure. VanEck chief executive and managing director Asia Pacific Arian Neiron said the short-term appeal of private markets was deteriorating as advisers reassessed the relative value offered ...

Alceon makes first investment with new PE strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... collaboration through Microsoft technologies. The company serves customers across Australia, New Zealand and the broader Asia Pacific (APAC) region and has 170 employees across eight offices. The fresh investment provides Engage Squared support to accelerate ...

Active strategies a different story in ETFs: MSCI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... to increase their passive allocations ETFs, and 55% are looking to increase the use of managed funds. MSCI head of Asia Pacific Shane Edwards said the growth in active ETF allocations does not come at the expense of managed funds. "ETFs are firmly established ...

AI moves into the advice process

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... surveyed 6247 digitally literate, credit active consumers across 13 Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) markets and found large language models are emerging as a "decision support layer" between consumers and financial ...

Sodor Capital plots New Zealand expansion with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... an executive to lead its New Zealand expansion, while opening a new office in Singapore. The expansion across the Asia Pacific region follows a distribution mandate awarded to the firm from a European asset manager in March. Sam Dixon has joined Sodor ...

Morningstar names APAC investment chief

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Morningstar has named James Foot as the chief investment officer for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, taking over from Matt Wacher after he finished up in the role in May. Foot returns to Morningstar after just around two years as the chief investment ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... institutional-grade tokenised products can reach eligible Australian investors," Lin said. "Together, we aim to connect one of the Asia Pacific region's most sophisticated capital markets with the global onchain economy." The Commonwealth Superannuation ...

Mirova sets up shop in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... team reflects Mirova's growing commitment to the region. It also follows Mirova's ongoing expansion in the Asia Pacific with a Singapore hub. Natixis IM managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Danny King said Australia has become ...

EQT ramps up investments on Asia-Pacific mid-market plays

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
EQT has launched an evergreen private markets strategy focused on Asia Pacific, giving eligible individual and institutional investors access to the investment manager's regional private equity platform through a single vehicle. EQT Nexus Asia will ...

State Street appoints head of Asia Pacific

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
State Street has appointed Tim Helyar as head of Asia Pacific, effective immediately, taking the helm from Lochiel Crafter, who recently retired. Based in Hong Kong, Helyar will oversee State Street's Asia Pacific business strategy, strengthen its governance ...