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Norges Bank commits over $2bn to energy transition fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the investment management arm of Norges Bank, has committed $2.3 billion (US$1.5bn) to Brookfield Asset Management's Global Transition Fund II (BGTF II) to expand its current mandate from the government. The ...

More than 75% of asset owners wary of trade disputes

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... decision making. The survey polled 500 asset owners across 11 countries across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Representing the Australian market, 50 asset owners were polled. Collectively, participants reported US$19 trillion in assets ...

S64, Vista Equity Partners roll out unit trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... software and technology firms early next year. As first flagged in May, the partnership launched VistaOne in the Asia Pacific region. The new product - S64 VistaOne AUT - will launch to local wealth advisory platforms, wholesale and advised retail investors ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... Commonwealth Super Corporation, GESB, State Super, Super SA, ESSSuper, Equip Super and Brighter Super. The Asia Pacific region represented 25.5% share of the total assets, a slight decrease in 2024 (compared to 26.8% in 2023), while the North American ...

Rest, NZ Super Fund top global rankings for best practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... development goals. Rest, NZ Super Fund, and Temasek were the only funds to achieve a perfect score in the Asia Pacific region. Six others achieved the same feat across the Americas and EMEA regions. This was the largest number of perfect scorers to date. ...

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... enter the UK market or raise capital and support UK firms looking to expanding into Australia or the broader Asia Pacific region. Blackburn is currently director of wholesale buyside at the FCA, a role she's held since 2022. Prior, she was global chief ...

Data centres 'major growth sector' for Australia: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... $6.6 trillion (US$4 trillion) by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate of 18% over the next five years. The Asia Pacific region currently leads global data centre investment, capturing $25.8 billion (US$15.5 billion) last year, and accounting for up ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... US$486 billion of assets, recruited Meng from Franklin Templeton. At Franklin Templeton, Meng was chair of the Asia Pacific region, executive sponsor of sustainability, head of global private equity and led the China business. Meng joined from the California ...

Apex on local hiring spree

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
Apex Group is on track to achieve 20% annual organic sales growth over the next two years and plans to triple its headcount to 1000. After acquiring Iress' superannuation platform late last year, Apex's big opportunity is in member administration ...

Apex names country head and COO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Apex Group has expanded its Australian leadership team with two key appointments following its agreement to buy Iress's superannuation business. Nick Bradford has been named country head for Australia with Chris Stevens taking on the role of chief ...