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New private credit provider lands down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... private credit as it is in a "high growth" phase, dissimilar to the mature markets in the US and Europe. Tenn Capital head of APAC Declan Granville, who will be returning to Australia to oversee the expansion, said the region presents a unique growth ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... Italia as head of investments, Asia Pacific. Italia is responsible for implementing and enhancing returns across Bupa's APAC portfolios and working with external managers. He joins from Medibank, where he was portfolio manager for fixed interest ...

Barings appoints new head of APAC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Barings has appointed Alastair Wright as head of Asia Pacific (APAC), to start in the role in January 2026. Wright succeeds Duncan Robertson, who will retire after 17 years with the global asset manager. Wright has been with Barings for 20 years, most ...

Ex Rest Super exec takes on regional gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
Rob Leck, Rest Super's former head of investment risk, has joined FactSet as regional director for asset owners in the Asia-Pacific. After four years with the superannuation fund, Leck has moved to the global financial digital platform and market ...

Morningstar DBRS expands into regional Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... region. Local teams will be supported by the expertise of Morningstar's global professional network. Morningstar's head of APAC credit ratings Kevin Stephenson and APAC business development head Natalie Wells have been appointed to lead the new regional ...

Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... real assets that the firm believes have strong growth potential and contribute to the region's future growth. IFM co-head APAC diversified credit Hiran Wanigasekera said the government's support recognises the fruitful opportunities presented in Southeast ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... stream calculations, strategy modelling, advice generation and the advice review processes. Iress chief executive - wealth APAC Kelli Willmer said the demand for retirement advice will grow as the number of Australians entering retirement is set to increase ...

APAC insurers favour multi-alternatives strategies: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Life insurers across the Asia Pacific are favouring multi-alternatives strategies as their top asset class as it offers a more efficient path to portfolio diversification across private assets, new research suggests. BlackRock's 2025 Global Insurance ...

ETF market hits $300bn milestone early

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... assets as of September 30 accounting for $309.8 billion, reflecting year-on-year growth of 37%. Cboe head of listings for APAC Oran D'Arcy said the exchange has facilitated the listing of nearly 30% of new ETFs and 50% of new-to-market issuers. "This ...

Aware Super enhances portfolio management capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... possible outcome for our 1.2 million members," Mogg said. Meanwhile, Ortec Finance head of Australia and client services, APAC Michelle Li added: "We are delighted to reach this significant milestone and look forward to continuing our support for the ...