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Atlas Wealth launches mortgage brokerage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... of years. We love knowing that he understands the difficulties expats can face when obtaining a mortgage or refinancing," APAC managing director James Ridley said. In launching the new venture, Ridley said: "We have seen a noticeable increase in the ...

BlackRock hires from AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
BlackRock has announced two co-heads of BlackRock Sustainable Investing for Asia Pacific, hiring from AMP Capital. Emily Woodland and Geir Espeskog have been appointed to share the position, both based in Hong Kong. Woodland was previously head of sustainable ...

T.Rowe Price adds to APAC leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... account services, investment operations, enterprise risk, tax, and legal and compliance. T.Rowe Price head of distribution, APAC Nick Trueman said the growth in recent years has led to the firm adding resources to its middle and back-office supporting ...

Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Australians are bullish about the recovery of the local economy and the positive effect that will have on their portfolios, a survey canvassing investors across the Asia Pacific shows. More than half of the investors canvassed in PIMCO's quarterly investor ...

APAC lagging on net zero goal: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
A new survey has revealed the APAC region is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to setting clear goals to reach a net-zero carbon emissions target. The survey, published by Robeco, found while the number of investors that have already ...

Pendal group chief executive to step down

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... Good spent eight years at BlackRock, including as the Asia Pacific chief executive of iShares business during which iShares' APAC revenue grew from US$20 million to US$170 million. "The board sincerely thanks Emilio for his contribution, constancy, and ...

PIMCO names Asia Pacific lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
PIMCO has named a new lead for its Asia Pacific business as part of an executive shuffle announced overnight. The global fixed income fund manager promoted Alec Kersman as the head of Asia Pacific, leaving behind his role of head of strategic accounts ...

Seek launches investments arm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Seek's founder and long-time chief executive Andrew Bassat is transitioning into a new role within the company as the chief executive of its new venture, Seek Investments. Seek said Seek Investments will focus on being an investor and business builder ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Close to 80% of institutional investors in the Asia Pacific region boosted their environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor Survey showed ...

Schroders appoints new chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
Schroders has appointed a new chief executive for Australia, who will report to APAC co-chief executive Chris Durack. Sam Hallinan will become chief executive for Australia, focusing exclusively on the region. He joins Schroders from Nikko Asset Management ...