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T. Rowe Price names new head of ESG enablement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... has named Poppy Allonby as its new investment and ESG leader, hiring BlackRock's former head of global product for Asia Pacific. Allonby will join the firm on June 6 and brings with her 20 years of asset management industry experience. In her new role ...

Barclays increases stake in Barrenjoey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... derivatives and equity financing platforms. Barclays said Australia is an important part of its strategic growth plans in Asia Pacific and it's for that reason it has increased its stake in Barrenjoey from 9.9% to 18.2%, subscribing for $75 million of ...

Bolster your retention efforts: Robert Half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... alongside professional development (39%)." Employees are increasingly aware of their bargaining power too, Robert Half Asia Pacific senior managing director David Jones said. "Employers looking to retain their top talent will be under pressure to financially ...

PIMCO selects new head of local business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... worked at Goldman Sachs from 2014 to 2022 where he was managing director and head of equity finance product in the Asia Pacific region. Watkins was responsible for marketing, distribution, development, and structure of equity finance products. Though ...

abrdn hires from State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... investment strategy and research, Australia. "We are extremely pleased to have Raf onboard to further our successes in Asia Pacific," abrdn head of multi-asset investment solutions, Asia Pacific, Irene Goh said. "This signifies our commitment to the ...

Investor confidence drops in April: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... in North American investor confidence to 95.2 as well as a 6.7 point drop in European ICI to 76.2. Meanwhile, the Asia Pacific region rose 2.4 points to 92.0. According to Rajeev Bhargava, State Street Associates head of Investor Behaviour Research ...

Pallas Capital strengthens distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... will be servicing high-net-worth investors, family offices and institutional investors in Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region. ​ ​Prior to joining the Pallas Capital team in Sydney, Gowenlock spent 30 years working in money markets across ...

Legalsuper invests in innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... under-invested female talent and unexplored business opportunities, investing across Australia, New Zealand and the broader Asia Pacific. Legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl told Financial Standard : "As a smaller, more agile fund we have both ...

Australians are crypto-curious but not committing

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... India. Perhaps the trepidation stems from the legal uncertainty around cryptocurrency, as among non-owners, 39% in Asia Pacific, 37% in Latin America, and 36% in Europe say regulation is a concern. In addition, for 30% of respondents in the Middle East ...

New head of markets, securities services at HSBC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... markets and securities services, including head of institutional and wealth sales for ASEAN and co-head of ESG for Asia Pacific. Anita O'Brien has been named head of global banking, Australia. She had been acting in the role on an interim basis since ...