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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 ...

NAB, Jarden to launch NZ wealth business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... NAB and Jarden Wealth will each receive a cash payment and retain a shareholding of 45% and 20%, respectively. Meantime, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) will acquire a 35% stake in FirstCape and its investment will be used to finance the payments to NAB ...

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 ...

Mercer Super investment chief departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... than his predecessor. Mercer has appointed him to the newly created role of chief investment strategist for multi-asset, Pacific. He will also oversee the investment strategy, design and execution of the firm's suite of multi-asset/diversified funds. ...

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 ...

AMP adds to board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... services. Bailey-Lord previously served on the boards of the Bank of Queensland, Monash College, QBE Insurance (Australia Pacific Operations), Australian Government Solicitor, Trinity College, and the University of Melbourne, to name a few. She also ...

Former Schroders executive enters VC space

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... global partner. In his new role, he will help the venture capitalist deepen ties with large asset managers in the Asia Pacific and look at boosting super fund investment. Before taking on this position, Mather was head of business strategy, product and ...

Former JPMAM Australia head joins Nest

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... institutional clients, South and Southeast Asia, Australian and New Zealand. She then took on the same role for the Asia Pacific region, based in Hong Kong. Farrell relocated to Sydney when she was appointed to lead the local business in November 2016 ...