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Australia a top destination for international investment: QIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... in Australian GDP, which is currently estimated to be 2.3%, compared to US and Canada at 2.1%, and advanced economies in Asia and Europe of around 1.5%," Peter said. "Looking forward to 2050, Australia's relatively strong population growth enables us ...

ClearView announces executive changes

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... officer, and Ash Bhalerao has been promoted into the executive leadership team. New brings over 30 years of experience across Asia and Australia to his new role. Before joining ClearView in 2023, he was the program director at BT Life and Super, and ...

Westpac appoints acting head of wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... December 16, when King departs the major bank. Herbert joined Westpac in 2020. Prior to that he was chief operating officer, Asia Pacific, retail banking and wealth management at HSBC from 2015 to 2020 and chief of staff from 2002. "Peter is an accomplished ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... Australia into the 51st state of the United States," he told the ABC in August. The US is flexing its military muscle in Asia Pacific more than ever, establishing outposts in the form of naval bases and airfields strategically encircling China and Taiwan. ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... portfolios will provide significant operational efficiencies and reduce risk as we continue to grow." Charles River head of Asia Pacific and Middle East Vinayak Bhat said the cloud-based, open architecture of its investment management solution provides ...

Citi Australia snags J.P. Morgan executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... in corporate banking. She will report to Citi Australia and New Zealand chief executive Mark Woodruff and head of Japan, Asia North and Australia cluster and banking risk Ashish Sethi in her new role. She is based in Citi's Sydney office. "I am excited ...

CBRE bolsters leadership team

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... predominately focused on the Australian and New Zealand markets, Vaughan's experience also includes investments in Europe and Asia." Wallace brings more than 25 years of experience to the role and was most recently leading Amber Infrastructure's ...

IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... oil-conflicts, civil unrest, and extreme weather events have led to downward revisions to the outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia and that for sub-Saharan Africa." The IMF prediction that in five years from now, global growth should reach 3.1% ...

Australia's retirement system slides down rankings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Australia no longer has the top ranking retirement system in Asia Pacific and has also slid down the ranks globally, with experts saying it's the result of a lack of focus. According to the 16 th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index ...

EBC expands local offerings to HNWIs, instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... access." Founded in 2020, EBC has offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, the Cayman Islands, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and India. "With the new asset management licence, EBC Financial Group continues to solidify its global presence ...