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Canadian pension funds keeping eyes on Aussie infra

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... Investments directly engaged with 362 public companies held in its investment portfolios, of which 25% were from the Asia-Pacific region including Australia.

NZ Super appoints new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
The $28 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund has appointed a new board chair following the recent resignation of Gavin Walker. The internal appointment sees Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation deputy chair Catherine Savage promoted to the top ...

Northern Trust acquires brokerage firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Northern Trust has acquired a global institutional equity brokerage firm that also offers market research, trading and execution services. The acquisition of Aviate Global will allow Northern Trust to expand its brokerage capabilities in the Europe ...

Foreign investment into Australia doubles to $43.6bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... Loane said. Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd said: "Our geographical location means our neighbours in the Asia Pacific region are natural trading partners for us and recent free trade agreements will help further stimulate fund flows across the ...

Mercer rates Aussie super B+

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... neighbours may play. "Half of the 25 countries rate towards the bottom. A lot of those countries are in the Asia-Pacific region which are our nearest neighbours and some of the largest countries in the world in terms of population," Auster said. "The ...

BNP Paribas launches APAC philanthropy program

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... launched a philanthropy program that will help young people in 26 countries, including seven projects in the Asia Pacific region. Dream Up will encourage 30,000 young people to practice an art form which can improve their self-confidence. Youngsters ...

Man Group appoints APAC director

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Man Group has promoted its head of client business in Australia to the role of managing director for the Asia Pacific region. Hersh Gandhi will be responsible for APAC ex-Japan, effective immediately. He will lead the alternative investment manager's ...

Morningstar nabs senior equity analyst from J.P. Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... company's global head of equity research Michael Holt. Morningstar's former head of equity research for the Asia Pacific region, Joel Bloomer, has taken on a new role as head of discretionary equity strategies in Morningstar's Sydney-based investment ...

State Street appoints APAC markets head

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
State Street has appointed a new head of global markets sales and trading and research for the Asia-Pacific region. Colin Zhong joined State Street from UBS, where he specialised in "currency and fixed income rates products in locations including Hong ...

Japan joins Asia Region Funds Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Japan and five other countries from the Asia Pacific region will join the Asia Region Funds Passport, which will ease the trade of managed funds within economies in Asia. South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Australia will also participate ...