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Sustainable investment now mainstream: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... of quality or consistency in reporting and disclosures. The survey found that while priorities are similar across regions, APAC is more likely to emphasise broader environmental considerations (72%), compared to the Americas (53%) and EMEA (48%). Interestingly ...

ESR, GIC start sustainable venture

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
Alongside Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, property giant ESR has raised $540 million for a combined anchor close of EADP II, a develop-to-core logistics fund that will further expand ESR Australia's strategy of delivering premium, sustainable ...

UBS launches philanthropic arm down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
The Australian expansion comes as UBS's philanthropic activities gather pace around the globe, with new initiatives in environmental, health, education and child protection issues. For more than two decades, the UBS Optimus Foundation has supported ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 2.6%, driving domestic markets higher. Committed to returning inflation to the 2-3% range over time, the board affirmed that yesterday's increase in interest ...

BNP Paribas names APAC head of stewardship

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
Singapore-based Jane Karen Ho is the new head of stewardship, Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM). In her new role, Ho will lead the firm's stewardship activities in Asia Pacific, including researching key corporate governance issues ...

Members want super funds to adopt crypto: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
Nearly a quarter of Australia's general populous say they'd like their super fund to include crypto, according to the second annual Swyftx Cryptocurrency survey. Among current crypto owners, this figure swells to 66%. Comparatively, last year's ...

BlackRock strengthens APAC team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
The global investment giant is welcoming a head of corporate strategy and development and a head of product to the regional leadership team. BlackRock said the appointments mark continued investment in its leadership and expertise to advance its strategy ...

American Century appoints local distribution heads

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
The global asset manager has made several senior hires in the local market, including leads for institutional and wholesale distribution. Alastair McKibbin will take on the newly created role of head of Australian wholesale business. Having worked for ...

ESR, GIC launch third logistics partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
The launch of EALP III further expands on ESR Australia's core plus logistics strategy with the sovereign wealth fund, with equity commitments of $600 million. EALP III is a follow-on of the pair's predecessor partnerships EALP I AND II, which have ...

Practifi names senior director, go-to-market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
Practifi has promoted Umesh Banga to senior director, go-to-market amid plans to expand its wealth management and superannuation products and strategy globally. Banga's current duties as director of advice solutions will carry over to the new executive ...