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EBC expands local offerings to HNWIs, instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... 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, offering ...

AustralianSuper pumps $2.2bn into US data centre

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... $2.5 billion deal with DigitalBridge Group to acquire a minority stake in Vantage Data Centers Europe, Middle East, and Africa (Vantage EMEA). The $2.2 billion allocated to DataBank will be used to expand DataBank's footprint. It marks the super fund's ...

Iress rejigs leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... Hoang. Since joining Iress in 2022, Rogers has held several senior leadership roles, most recently overseeing its South Africa and Canada divisions. Prior to joining Iress, he held senior leadership positions at MLC and National Australia Bank, including ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... similar figure outperforming the S&P Pan Arab Composite LargeMidCap Index. "Actively managed domestic equity funds in South Africa and Mexico also performed relatively well, with beat rates close to or above 50%." Other "bright spots" for active performance ...

Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... income at Robeco, will also direct the firm's growing international quantitative teams in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific. As for Rohof, he has been a client portfolio manager since November 2019 initially supporting the German-speaking ...

South Africa readies 'two pot' pension system

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... allowing individuals to access some of their retirement savings in times of need. Earlier this year, the government of South Africa passed the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill of 2023, which addresses the nation's concerns on preservations and access ...

Iress earnings up 52% to $67m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
Iress reported that its adjusted EBITDA increased by 52% to $67 million for the half-year ending 30 June 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. The financial services software company said the increase reflected "stable revenue" combined with "substantial ...

Principal Finisterre launches new debt fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... emerging markets as the Australian dollar has a natural correlation with local currencies in regions like Latin America and Africa. He added that it is also less impacted by the US dollar, which can help bolster returns while mitigating risk. "We invest ...

Count renews Iress contract

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... moving the UK back into the core part of our portfolio. We are also continuing the process of disentanglement in South Africa and Canada," Price said

Janus Henderson acquires NBK Wealth, Tabula Investment Management

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... alternative investments in private credit and private equity strategies in emerging markets such as the Middle East and North Africa. Their private credit strategy has attracted investment from some of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the region. ...