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Six local funds in world's top 100: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... 100 th place with US$83 billion. Japan's Government Pension Fund topped the list with US$1.73 trillion, followed by Norges Bank Investment Management (US$1.4tn) and China Investment Corporation (US$1.22tn). Also featured in the top 20 is the Abu Dhabi ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of APAC distribution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... appointed Elsie Chan as its head of Asia Pacific distribution, leading the investment manager's distribution teams in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Chan assumed her new role on September 1, and reports to head of Americas, Asia Pacific ...

Josh Frydenberg joins Goldman Sachs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... him leverage his "deep public and private sector experience, connectivity, and insight" to the benefit of the investment bank's clients. Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific Ex-Japan co-president Kevin Sneader said the firm is fortunate to have Frydenberg on board. ...

Australian firms spend 3.6bn on financial crimes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
A new study has shown that Australian financial service companies are expected to spend more than $3.6 billion on financial crime compliance in 2022. Yesterday LexisNexis Risk Solutions released the first Australian edition of its true cost of compliance ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 85 basis points. The central bank also raised the interest rate on exchange settlement balances by 50 basis points to 75 basis points. At its meeting ...

Citi welcomes eight new hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... Africa. He brings extensive experience spanning the primary and secondary markets with roles at Morgan Stanley and Macquarie Bank, Citi said. The industrials research team has added Tom Wallington from Forecast Global. Wallington is a specialist in commercial ...

Man Group hires from PIMCO

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... will work closely with the Australian and wider APAC regional team, reporting to Hersh Gandhi, managing director, Asia ex-Japan. "Rohit's significant experience and knowledge of the Australian financial services landscape are fantastic assets for our ...

BlackRock strengthens Australasia, APAC leadership

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... for Asia Pacific, starting in the second quarter of this year. Shimizu will also assume the role of president of BlackRock Japan, subject to local board approval. Based in Hong Kong, Shimizu will be responsible for bringing a full range of solutions ...

Global dividend income growth to continue: Plato

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... Report shows dividend income increased in all but one country (Switzerland) when comparing 2021 to 2020. North America & Japan were relatively flat, with substantial increases in European countries including Sweden (+193%), Italy (+115%) and the UK (+45%). ...

Net zero banks fund $3.5bn in carbon: Market Forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... for three decades." Other banks include Japanese megabanks Mizuho, MUFG and SMBC, UK's HSBC and Standard Chartered, and Bank of China. Woodside, which sold the stake to GIP, has said this deal is critical to its decision to go ahead with the Pluto ...