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UBS picks new head of investment research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... head of macro research and chief economist George Tharenou, executive director retail and consumer analyst Shaun Cousins and APAC business manager equities research Leuan Albury. "His market experience and strong people development and leadership skills ...

Nuveen hires APAC natural capital head

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
The appointment of Kristina Hermanson to head of natural capital for APAC and Africa demonstrates the global asset manager's commitment to further growth, it said. Based in Sydney, Hermanson's role will focus on growth in the region in farmland, timberland ...

Cboe Australia bolsters sales team

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... role of senior director, head of institutional sales, taking the place of Murrough O'Brien, who has been promoted to APAC head of sales, BIDS trading. Giarratano brings almost 20 years of algorithmic and electronic trading experience to Cboe Australia ...

Sustainable investment now mainstream: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... 86% of asset owners worldwide are implementing sustainability into their portfolios, up from 76% in 2021. However, in the APAC region, this number has risen to 97% of asset owners. Asset owners that are implementing and evaluating sustainable investment ...

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
... philanthropy services Tom Hall added: "Over the recent decade, we've seen the unprecedented growth of philanthropy across APAC with Australia now ranked 5th in the 2020 Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index. "In response to this demand, we are ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... hikes to come, but they have just eased off the brakes a month earlier than pundits expected." Going forward, CMC Markets APAC and Canada Azeem Sheriff commented: "Effects of rate rises will take a few more months to see a material reduction, however ...

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
... the economy is moving toward digital adoption. Also, previously speaking to Financial Standard, Crypto.com general manager APAC Karl Mohan noted that another roadblock to institutional adoption is a lack of education. "The past narrative is crypto historically ...

BlackRock strengthens APAC team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... investment in its leadership and expertise to advance its strategy in Asia Pacific. The firm has appointed Tomoko Ueda as APAC head of corporate strategy and development, joining from Nikko Asset Management where she was most recently global head of ...