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Maple-Brown Abbott chief executive jumps ship

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... activities; this remit will continue to be upheld by chief investment officer Garth Rossler. Similarly, Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure will continue its operations without change, led by its managing director and other co-founders. The ...

Challenger overhauls IT, awards mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... advisers, and institutional clients. The transformation involves replacing Challenger Life's core annuity registry with global insurance system ALIP (Accenture Life Insurance and Annuity Platform) and providing new customer portals. The partnership ...

Grok Ventures appoints new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... office Grok Ventures has hired a new chief executive, recruiting a former BlackRock and Macquarie executive. Grok has named global funds management executive Tan Kueh as chief executive, while Jeremy Kwong-Law will remain as chief investment officer. ...

Oaktree's local head of distribution resigns

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... Challenger, where he worked as a senior institutional business development manager. Penprase began his career in equities at Global Funds Management, which became part of Tyndall Investment Management in 1994. He then moved on to Zurich Investments ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
Several major superannuation funds such as UniSuper, Aware Super, and Equip Super continue to invest in global weapons companies despite growing concerns among members, particularly as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. This includes France's Thales ...

Norway's oil fund returns 16% in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... following the -14% it recorded the previous year. Norges Bank Investment Management reported the Government Pension Fund Global raked in a return of $322 billion for the year, largely driven by investments in AI-related stocks. Equities returned 21% ...

MSC Trustees acquires Certane Corporate Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... in the local custody space has been retreating following the exit of the Australian banks to return to core business. "Global depository/custodial businesses such as HSBC, J.P. Morgan and Citi Group have also retreated, preferring larger funds in excess ...

KKR rolls out alternatives education solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... investments is a competitive differentiator. However, PwC and McKinsey found just 1.4% of the estimated US$192 trillion in the global wealth sector was allocated to alternatives in 2022. "The knowledge gap around the alternatives landscape has long served ...

Ontario Teachers' names chief investment officers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... Jonathan Hausman to the position. "He will oversee Ontario Teachers' Sustainable Investing activities and continue to lead its Global Investment Strategy (GIS) department, which builds conviction on responses to global shifts, including those related ...

BlackRock bags Global Infrastructure Partners for US$12.5bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
BlackRock has struck a deal to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for US$12.5 billion in cash and common stock. The transaction will create an infrastructure private markets investment platform with a combined client assets under management ...