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E&P Investments hunts new RE

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... unitholders if it's in members' best interests. The move follows on from E&P Financial Group's decision to wind up the Orca Asia, Global and E&P Healthcare strategies to allow for greater focus on the Claremont Global and E&P Global Disruption equities ...

Credit Suisse, oil prices see ASX fall: CommSec

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
The ASX fell 1.4% this morning following chaos at Credit Suisse that spurred on Wall Street downturns, but this isn't the only reason we're seeing a slump. Commonwealth Bank subsidiary CommSec explained the Aussie market opened down 97pts or ...

US fund manager sets up Sydney shop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... Chicago-based Adams Street has opened an office in Sydney's Quay Quarter Tower, marking its 13 th office globally and its fifth in Asia Pacific. It already has a presence in Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, and Beijing. The investment manager has about US$52 ...

ETFs gaining popularity with female investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... products held by women are the NASDAQ 100 (NDQ), the Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI), the Australia 200 ETF (A200), the Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASIA) and Global Cybersecurity ETF (HACK). Interestingly, there is almost parity between the ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... equities, women-led funds looked to the US with more exposure to Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple and Amazon. Male-led funds looked to Asia, with higher exposure to Taiwan Semiconductor, Tencent, Alibaba, and Samsung. "With more than three decades behind us ...

PGIM hires new Australia, NZ head for IRG

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... head of PGIM's institutional relationship group for Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney and reporting to head of IRG Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Philip Hsin, Brewer will be responsible for leading the firm's growth plans and continued expansion of ...

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... salary survey. Less than half of candidates (47%) canvassed are scoring a higher salary than initially offered. Robert Half Asia Pacific senior managing director David Jones said companies are now focussed on cost management and only those with the highest ...

Hines buys QLD industrial asset

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... are reducing the outdated perceived risk of cold storage investment," she said. Meanwhile, Hines chief investment officer Asia Chiang Ling Ng said he is seeing an increased demand for the cold storage sector not just in Australia, but across Asia Pacific." ...

Bridgewater to restructure, pushes for global expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... announced job cuts in recent months. Despite this, Bridgewater is looking to expand, with plans to increase its presence in Asia through Singapore. The firm sees opportunities in equities and sustainability products. In addition to the job cuts, Bridgewater ...

UHNWs wealth in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... saw the largest decline in wealth with a drop of 17%, followed by Australasia with 11% and the Americas by 10%. Africa and Asia saw the smallest declines with 5% and 7%, respectively. When it came to portfolio allocations, a third of total UHNWI wealth ...