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Former Arnhem partners join boutiques

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Two former partners of Arnhem Investment Management have joined boutiques following news of its closure. Theo Maas finished up at Arnhem last September after serving as a partner and portfolio manager for the Arnhem Global Growth SMA capability for ...

Dutch insto opens Australian office

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... institutional manager Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors has opened an office in Sydney in a bid to take on the Asia Pacific market. APAC director Tjarko Edzes relocated from Amsterdam to spearhead Bouwinvest's presence in the region. He joined the firm ...

AUM growth subdued to 2025: Bloomberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
New research from Bloomberg suggests fee margins of global asset managers will drop 11% over the next six years. Most of the 1950 global asset managers surveyed in the Asset Management Outlook to 2025 provided conservative AUM growth forecasts over ...

Vanguard appoints Australian exec

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
Vanguard has added to its Melbourne-based team, appointing a chief information officer for Asia Pacific. Kim Petersen started as the CIO earlier this month, which puts her in the lead role for one of Vanguard's three critical IT hubs across the world. ...

Wealth group acquires asset manager stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
Aura Group has acquired a majority stake (55%) in Vantage Point Asset Management in a bid to expand its funds management businesses. Aura said the acquisition will diversify its products to include more liquid absolute-return funds and provide Vantage ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services names APAC lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
BNP Paribas appointed a new Asia Pacific lead for BNP Paribas Securities Services. Mostapha Tahiri will succeed Philippe Benoit as the head of the Asia Pacific business effective February 1. Tahiri will report to Jose Placido, global head of client ...

Willis Re refreshes executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a new deputy chief executive for its Australian reinsurance broking business. It is one of three key moves in the business. The new deputy chief executive for Willis Re Australia will now be John Philipsz who launched ...

Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
Investors who firmly believe that fixed income is a safety net in times of market volatility - and followed through by ditching equities - have been well-rewarded for their efforts. Investors in Australia who switched to bonds at the end of October ...

BlackRock appoints regional head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
The $9 trillion manager's Asia Pacific business has a new head as its incumbent moves to a global role. BlackRock's current head of corporate strategy and senior managing director Geraldine Buckingham is taking on the APAC head and chair role. ...

Aussie companies drop dividends

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Australian companies paid about $820 million less in dividends in the third quarter than the corresponding period from 2017 as dividend growth at local banks flat lined. ASX-listed companies paid out US$24.5 billion ($33.5bn) to shareholders in quarter ...