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APAC investors embrace value-added strategies: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
Investors in the Asia Pacific region are increasingly opting for value-based real estate investments, according to the ANREV, INREV, and PREA Investment Intentions Survey 2024. The 16th annual survey revealed that 78% of investors prefer value-added ...

Family offices love software: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... While the US remains the leading target market, the report found family offices are increasingly investing in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. "In the first half of 2023, APAC recorded its highest share of family office direct deals since the second half ...

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
BlackRock has named Susan Chan as its new head of Asia Pacific (APAC), tasked with overseeing business, client, investment, and operational platforms for wealth and institutional investors. Chan succeeds Rachel Lord, who relocates to London and takes ...

ASIC permanently bans adviser who stole client funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... failed to return the funds to clients even when redemption requests were made. Pagliacco was also director of Synergy Asia Pacific Partners, known as SKR Private and Synergy Equities Group. ASIC has now cancelled this company's AFSL as well. The ban ...

EQT operations, finance chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... and investment management company Grocon. Before that, he held positions that included managing director of Agrium Asia Pacific and chief financial officer of AWB. He also held a number of leadership roles at ANZ Bank in the areas of corporate banking ...

Australian Retirement Trust selects chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... Mercer, Anderson held a raft of roles in Australia before becoming leader of the financial services business for Asia Pacific and eventually chief executive of Australia and New Zealand, a role he held for five years. Between 2014 and 2016, he also served ...

Local investors continue to flock to ETFs: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... has further shown the resilience and popularity of ETFs, as well as the decline in actively managed funds," VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron said. "While the economic turbulence of 2023 is likely to continue into ...

MLC Life names general manager, remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... $800 million. He's also previously held senior roles in mergers and acquisitions with AXA, including the sale of AXA Asia Pacific to AMP and, before that, the integrations of ipac Securities, Challenger Financial Planning and Genesys Wealth Advisers ...

RBA names new chief economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... partner at KPMG Australia in the Economics and Tax Centre. She's also played a key role in establishing the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Australian offices at Oxford Economics, where she ultimately ascended to the position of chief economist. "I am delighted ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
Barings is mooting the launch of several new Asia Pacific investment strategies in 2024, aimed at "meeting the evolving needs of Australian wealth and institutional clients". The US$347 billion global investment manager anticipates that the introduction ...