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Mainstream adds former Commonwealth Bank GM to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... clients, replacing Nick Happell who will become the administrator's Asia-Pacific chief. Commenting at the time, Mainstream APAC chief executive Martin Smith said Harrison would "provide more bench strength" to Mainstream's global leadership team.

Royal Commission to boost ETFs: VanEck

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... diversify client portfolios since the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, according to VanEck managing director and APAC head Arian Neiron. "We anticipate a high degree of financial product scepticism and our view is that ETFs, being low cost ...

Dimensional launches global ESG bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... approach applied to other asset classes, to provide a holistic all-of-portfolio sustainable solution," Dimensional head of APAC portfolio management Bhanu Singh said. The global sustainability bond fund will charge a management cost of 41 basis points ...

Global pension fund appoints APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
A $194 billion pension fund with increasing investment in Asia Pacific appointed a managing director for the region. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan will welcome Datuk Ben Chan as regional managing director, Asia Pacific in June. Chan joins from ...

Link Fund Solutions chief to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... current chief executive Nick Happell who has been promoted to chief executive, Asia-Pacific. Martin Smith currently holds the APAC role but will relinquish the position to focus on his wider responsibilities as Mainstream Group chief executive. Harrison ...

Active manager launches Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... opportunities outside the large cap stocks that can be unlocked through a quantitative, bottom up strategy like this," Man Group's APAC managing director Hersh Gandhi said. The strategy will use disciplined portfolio construction and risk management ...

Willis Towers Watson hires institutional risk expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... skilled and experienced team in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney," Davidson said. Jeffers will report to Stuart Ashworth, APAC managing director of financial solutions at WTW. Ashworth outlined Jeffers experience dealing with Australian lenders ...

Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... investors said alpha could be found in ESG investing, and that ESG also significantly mitigates risk," Hambly said. Natixis APAC head Fabrice Chemouny has previously said the region is expected to among the fastest growing market for asset management ...

WTW names APAC corporate risk leader

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a new leader of corporate risk and broking for Asia and Australasia. Simon Weaver was previously the chief executive of Willis Towers Watson's Singapore office. Prior to that, he was head of Asia operations at the ...

Westpac names new Asia-Pacific GM

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Westpac has chosen a Sydney-based executive as its new APAC general manager. Michael Correa will be responsible for overseeing all of Westpac's business operations and client, partner and regulator relationships in Asia-Pacific in his new role. He will ...