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Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... global market uncertainty continues to rise. The survey conducted among 300 senior investment professionals across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, showed 72% of respondents plan to adjust credit portfolio composition over the ...

ASX names Lofthouse's successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Release 2. The CHESS Release 1 was effective in April. Despite Attia's global status, he shares some experience in the Asia Pacific region, currently chairing the board of Global Rate Set Systems in Auckland, New Zealand, a position he has held since ...

Future Group invests in energy transition with fresh mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... capital raise across the region. The announcement also comes after the infrastructure investor joined a bidding war against Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) for oOh!media, valuing the company at a $20 million premium over PEP's offer. However, both offers ...

Another private equity manager joins bidding war for oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... bid, this time from I Squared Capital (ISQ) valuing the media firm at around $765 million, topping the previous bid from Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) which valued the firm at $747 million. The board of oOh!media noted it has considered both proposals ...

BNP Paribas expands APAC presence with new appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... appointed Gary O'Brien as head of financial intermediaries and corporates (FI&C) client line for securities services in Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Based in Australia, O'Brien will report to Franck Dubois, head of Asia Pacific for securities ...

Northern Trust appoints APAC head of industry development

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Northern Trust has appointed David Sara as regional head of industry development for Asia Pacific, as the custodian looks to deepen engagement with asset owners and accelerate growth across the region. Based in Melbourne, Sara will focus on strengthening ...

Alter Domus to acquire MSC Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Global administrator Alter Domus will take over MSC Group as it expands its footprint in Asia Pacific. The acquisition of MSC Group will allow Alter Domus to add trustee, custody and debt capital markets services to its administration offering in Australia ...

Pinnacle, National Pension Service of Korea up stake in Metrics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... proud to have worked alongside the Metrics team over the past decade as the group has grown to become one of the Asia Pacific region's largest alternative investment managers. "We continue to have enormous confidence in the ongoing domestic and international ...

Lazard AM launches emerging market fund to retail sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... be a complement to the Lazard Emerging Markets Fund, which employs an actively managed fundamental approach," LAM Asia Pacific chief executive Paul Cuddy said. "Our equity advantage team continues to attract interest from investors around the world ...

JANA appoints inaugural chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... expectations on the rise. As first reported by Financial Standard, Wacher recently stepped down as chief investment officer, Asia Pacific at Morningstar Investment Management and chair of its global investment committee. Prior to Morningstar, Wacher ...