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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 ...

Monroe Capital sets up shop in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... Monroe said Fu has more than 14 years' experience in capital raising, portfolio management and banking in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to Monroe, Fu was a director in the capital markets team at Hines Investment Management where he was responsible ...

BlackRock's Chantal Giles expands role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... initiatives with the most strategic clients, focusing especially on global and cross-border clients in the Asia Pacific region, according to the company. Giles has been with BlackRock for 17 years. In her current role, she oversees the firm's relationships ...

Fidelity picks Southeast Asia lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... business into its next growth phase. "Our Southeast Asia business represents a key growth opportunity within the Asia Pacific region, one where we have seen many innovative partnerships develop in the past couple of years. " Fidelity International has ...

CBRE bolsters leadership team

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... assumes a leading role in sourcing, diligence, closing and managing global infrastructure investments in the Asia Pacific region. He will work closely with our Client Solutions team raising capital and managing client relationships regionally," Dowd ...

Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... business officer Kash Razzaghi said with its young, mobile-first and digital wallet ready population, the Asia Pacific region is ahead of the curve when it comes to digital asset adoption. "We're excited to work with MHC Digital to pave the way for a ...

Short-termism damaging Australian economy: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... future. "Australia's strong trade ties with our neighbours position us well given ongoing rapid growth in the Asia Pacific region," Wilson said. "We are well-placed to punch above our weight in the clean energy transition, but the potential benefits ...