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Japanese insurer acquires stake in Barings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
A Japanese insurance company is taking an 18% stake in Barings to support its long-term growth strategy. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, via subsidiary Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., will acquire 18% of Barings from MassMutual. MassMutual will continue ...

Lazard AM opens flagship global equity fund to local investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Originally launched for institutional investors in 2008, the Lazard Global Equity Advantage Fund is now available as an Australian unit trust. Lazard Asset Management said the strategy is designed to perform across market cycles by applying a "disciplined ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Global X is set to launch its first Japan ETF for local investors this month, but unlike other ETFs available right now, it will be the first to track the TOPIX - the Japanese equivalent of the ASX 200. Global X declined to comment on the launch but ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... members include the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), US Sustainable Investment Forum (US SIF), Japan Sustainable Investment Forum (JSIF) and European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif). Eurosif executive director Aleksandra ...

Largest managers' assets climb 9.4%: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... of total AUM among the top 500 firms alone. Highlighting regional disparities in performance, the report identified that Japan registered a 9.5% decline in AUM for 2024. Similarly, while the UK was the second largest asset management market in 2019 ...

Former Selfwealth chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... Advice between 2021 and 2023. Currently, Keary is the chair of Ensombl and was previously a board member of the Australian Japan Business Cooperation Council and Evergen, a CSIRO joint venture. "I was attracted to joining Keyview because of its exceptional ...

Vanguard proposes tax-free way to save extra cash

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... Australians support the government allowing tax-free investment accounts. Modelling on successful schemes in the UK, Sweden and Japan, Vanguard said the scheme could help households build financial resilience and deepen the capital pool in Australia. ...

VanEck joins uranium rush with new ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... rising globally as governments increasingly build nuclear energy into long-term infrastructure and decarbonisation plans. Japan targets around 20% of its energy consumption to be nuclear by 2040, while the US aims to triple capacity by 2050. It recently ...

Pinnacle acquires stake in Advantage Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Pinnacle Investment Management will acquire a stake in Advantage Partners, a private equity investor from Japan, for $92 million. Pinnacle will own up to 13% of Advantage Partners over a three-year period. The first stage will acquire a 5% stake for ...

Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... 40% of the $17.0 billion (US$11.2bn) raised in APAC between 2020 and 2024, followed by India (36%), South Korea (11%) and Japan (5%). The Knight Frank report projects there will be US$90 to US$110 billion in private credit growth over the next three ...