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PIMCO names wealth management lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... Mead as head of Australia. Mead is set to retire after more than 20 years with the fund manager. Mead, also the co-head of Asia Pacific portfolio management, has been with PIMCO since 2003. He will stay on until the end of the year. Watkins was appointed ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... dividends steady. Despite healthy signs of growth, Australia sat out of the pack and saw payouts fall by 6.4% to $56.6 billion. Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) fell 2% in 2024 and was predominantly driven by slumps in Australia and Taiwan. Headline terms ...

Active ETF issuance forebodes bigger market share: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... Morgan Asset Management. Last year, 80% of all ETFs issued in the US were active ETFs, J.P. Morgan AM analysis shows. In Asia, including Australia, more than 100 new ETFs issued were active vehicles, comprising about 20% of the total. "Three years ago ...

Sydney to host global superannuation summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... last week. NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the Sydney Superannuation Summit will cement the city's growing position as Asia Pacific's financial hub. "Half of Australia's business unicorns were born right here in NSW. They've been able to grow because ...

KKR backs Aussie GPs with financing deal

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
KKR - via its Asia Pacific Credit strategy - is investing in Family Doctor, a group of general practitioner (GP) clinics across Australia. Family Doctor was founded in 2008 and provides comprehensive medical care services through its network of more ...

State Street expands global custody footprint

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... custody services for domestic assets and will collaborate with State Street for the transferred services. State Street head of Asia Pacific and strategic business growth Stefan Gmür said Japan, Luxembourg, and the US are important markets for State ...

PM Capital confirms proposal to acquire Platinum funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... Management. PGF revealed it lobbed confidential, non-binding offers to snap up Platinum Capital Limited (ASX: PMC) and Platinum Asia Investments (ASX: PAI) by way of a scheme of arrangement. PGF said its proposals give shareholders in the Platinum funds ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... forward to working with BFA providing global private equity and venture capital opportunities to its growing list of LPs in the Asia Pacific. Dixon recently served as head of distribution at private lender Koa Capital and Innova Asset Management, the ...

Property developer, investment firm goes 'all in' on Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... investments business to the Australian market, including a new fund. Oreana's funds management business was established in Asia in 2017, but the firm said it's now expanding its offering to a broader set of investors. Oreana chief executive of ...

PIMCO local managing director to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... PIMCO's local head Rob Mead is set to retire after more than 20 years with the fund manager. Mead, who is also the co-head of Asia Pacific portfolio management, has been with PIMCO since 2003. Five years ago, Mead became the head PIMCO's Australian ...