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ASI appoints new APAC chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... asset management Asia Pacific and global head of wholesale client coverage. Buehlmann was responsible or leading UBS's regional operations across seven countries and managing its global wholesale business. At ASI Buehlmann will drive the company's global ...

Waste key to economic recovery: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... government partners to shape a circular economy strategy for Australia to address fundamental environmental issues and foster regional employment. "Our traditional 'take-make-dispose' consumption pattern is hitting two walls: ever-more-expensive ...

JPMAM hires ESG expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
J. P. Morgan Asset Management has welcomed an ESG data expert as the regional lead for investment stewardship as part of its commitment to sustainable investing. Felix Lam is the new head of investment stewardship for Asia ex-Japan. His responsibilities ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... later. However, Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda is more optimistic. In his opening address at the quarterly regional branch managers meeting he stated, "Japan's economy is picking up, although conditions remain severe due to the impact ...

Fund manager charged with defrauding investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... were entrusting their money to a fund manager with a long and successful track record," director of the SEC's New York Regional office Richard Best said. "This case demonstrates our commitment to hold accountable perpetrators of offering frauds for the ...

WTW appoints Australia segment head

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... and returns after working with three major insurance brokers. He reports to Fabien Conderanne, who acts as WTW's regional head of financial solutions Asia Pacific, corporate risk and broking. "We see tremendous opportunities for banks and corporates ...

MTAA Super awards scholarships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... Foundation, of which the MTAA Super Scholarship is a sub-fund. It received 59 applications, of which half were from rural and regional areas. Recipients are both members and non-members. "We were blown away by the quality of the applicants from across ...

Real AM considers listing new REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... Management (RAM) said it is considering listing an essential services REIT on the ASX next year after acquiring three regional hospitals for $100 million. The hospitals, previously owned by Canada's Northwest Healthcare Properties, include the North ...

Industry fund called out over board diversity initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... that they invariably are of a lower income, they have less job security and there's a high proportion in rural and regional areas. "They're the areas that concern us the most, to make sure that, for women who are working and who have superannuation ...

Real estate proves resilience: CoreLogic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... COVID" has dominated reporting on the housing market through 2020." Owen said the popularity of this idea was evident with regional Australia outperforming the combined capital cities market. "With the exception of the highest median value suburbs, our ...