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No place for crypto in insto portfolios: PGIM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... institutional investor. The research found crypto is an unreliable diversifier and an inadequate safe-haven asset or inflation hedge; gold performs better on this front and has done so since the 1970s, PGIM said. It also found that risk-adjusted returns ...

PIMCO selects new head of local business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
PIMCO has announced Samuel Watkins as executive vice president and head of business for Australia and New Zealand. Watkins will have local oversight of business management functions and report to the head of Asia-Pacific Alec Kersman. In this role ...

OC Funds Management snares senior investment analyst

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
OC Funds Management has hired Aaron Yeoh as a senior investment analyst. Reporting to the head of investment Robert Frost, Yeoh will be responsible for research and analysis of Australian small and mid-cap companies. Yeoh will also add to the team's ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
New analysis from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) shows seven superannuation funds and many of the world's largest investment firms backed most 'Say on Climate' votes in 2021. There were 19 'Say on Climate' ...

'We're living in the world China is making': Conference

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... probed Australia's tense but necessitous relationship with its largest trading partner. Speaking at the conference on the Gold Coast, Grant alluded to the fact that we could already well be in a piecemeal World War Three. Grant pointed out states ...

Barrenjoey poaches several new hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Barrenjoey has recently acquired several key senior staff from rival companies. The new appointees include Sam Webb from Credit Suisse for small caps sales. He'll work alongside founding principal and head of emerging company's Chad Mikhael ...

Charter Hall, Investa in $800m JV

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
The $800 million state-of-the-art, prime office development at 360 Queen Street in Brisbane's CBD has secured two major, 12-year pre-commitment tenants. Global accounting and advisory firm BDO and Australian law firm HopgoodGanim Lawyers will take up ...

APRA champions flexible financial technology regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
APRA chair Wayne Byres has espoused the importance of getting the Australian regulatory balance right with a clear plan, flexible approach and coordinated response. In a speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, Byres said that global ...

Mantis adds Zerocap crypto fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... distribution Damien Hatfield said. "Clients have been asking Mantis how they should approach digital assets both as a digital gold alternative and a hunting ground for alpha. Our view is that partnering with the right team in the digital asset space ...

Deerpath Capital opens local office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Deerpath Capital Management is expanding its global footprint with the opening of a dedicated operation in Australia. The firm will offer new vintages of closed-end credit funds to institutional investors, high net-worth individuals, and family offices. ...