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Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... Kong government's digital green bond offering and working with Maybank to launch tokenised money-market funds in Singapore. For most Australian super funds, however, tokenisation remains a watching brief until regulatory and operational structures ...

State Street IM Australian investments lead to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... leadership team in 2017, taking on the role of head of SPDR ETFs in Australia. Victor has also led the SPDR ETFs business for Singapore and its Asia Pacific distribution unit. She joined from BT Financial Group where she was national partnership manager. ...

Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... Analytics research found. According to the study, which included responses from some 178 fund managers across Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the US and Europe, 63% increased AI spending by more than 50% in the past 12 months and not a single firm reported ...

Northern Trust AM Australia among five to split $4.3bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... Amundi Asset Management, BNP Paribas Asset Management Europe, Geode Capital Management and State Street Global Advisors Singapore to help manage the Global Climate Transition Passive Infrastructure Securities strategy. Each fund manager will be allocated ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... private capital raised $US1.3 trillion last year, in line with 2024 values, buyout activity fell 16% to $US395 billion. Singapore-based Neuberger private equity managing director Gabriel Ng says it has been a tough fundraising market. "The amount of ...

ISS STOXX acquires Scientific Beta

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
ISS STOXX has acquired Scientific Beta from Singapore Exchange (SGX) in a bid to expand its presence within the asset owner segment and deepen engagement with large institutional investors. Scientific Beta was established in 2012 by the EDHEC-Risk Institute ...

Singaporean VC snags Natixis head of distribution

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... joining the venture capital firm in an announcement on LinkedIn. "After spending the past two weeks with the team in Singapore and Sydney, I've been inspired by the depth of experience across the firm. With strong Australian heritage, Jan Cap partners ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... only marginal gains. Denmark took the top spot for the eighth time in a row with the highest score of 89. Finland (88), Singapore (84), Australia (76) and New Zealand (81) also score highly - countries perceived to be the least corrupt or "clean" countries. ...

Stablecoin to reshape financial services workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... appointed Jason Beale as its new head of product and operations. Beale had previously worked at SBI Digital Asset, the Singapore Stock Exchange and UBS. Rounding up the group's recruitment spree in the last two months was blockchain expert Hamish ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... regional intergovernmental organisation, ASEAN consists of 11 countries that include Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Singapore, aiming to promote economic growth, regional peace and cooperation, social progress and cultural development. Initiatives ...