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ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
The implementation of an ESG framework in an investment strategy can produce significantly improved returns and assist in the management of volatility. A global survey of 475 institutions conducted by State Street Global Advisors shows asset owners ...

Data limiting ethical investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... ESG issues and financial performance, with 72% already implementing ESG factors into their investment decisions. Many (58% APAC and 65% globally) also do not believe ESG equals lower returns. In the paper, The Investing enlightenment: how to combine ...

Investment consultant strengthens Australian team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
An investment consultant is expanding its Australian presence with the appointment of a new senior associate. Vishal Sharma, a former consultant relations manager with M&G Investments London, will join bfinance in support of Australian country director ...

Bravura Solutions appoints new COO and sales head

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
Bravura Solutions has promoted from within to replace its head sales role and chief operating officer. Following the February departure of Bravura Solutions managing director Asia Pacific, Roland Slee, the wealth management software provider has filled ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Australia's finance sector ranks second among its Asia-Pacific peers when it comes to digital transformation, according to State Street research. The Asia-Pacific portion of State Street's global survey of 2000 investors and 500 investment providers ...

Challenger names fixed income head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
Challenger will welcome a head of fixed income from Aberdeen Asset Management. Current Aberdeen head of fixed income for Asia Pacific, Victor Rodriguez will join Challenger in April to lead its fixed income portfolio capabilities for Challenger Life ...

New sales chief for State Street platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
State Street fortified its APAC Currenex team with the appointment of a new Australian vice president, head of sales. Scott Johnson joins the Currenex team and will be responsible for delivering customised access to liquidity sources to corporates ...

Hedge fund standards board expands APAC team

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) made two appointments to its Asia-Pacific committee. LIM Advisors founder and chief investment officer George Long, and Dymon Capital Asia chief investment officer Danny Yong join the global standard-setting body ...

APAC multi-asset strategies receive tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
A global trading and wealth management technology provider is further endorsing the case for moving investment portfolios towards multi-asset strategies. In its latest research paper, Saxo Capital Markets shows significant performance improvements in ...

Investment managers must find purpose, not performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Investment managers need to move away from the current culture of performance-driven investing towards one that is purpose-driven. This is the key theme of the latest insight from State Street's independent think-tank, the Centre for Applied Research ...