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CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... value-add strategy across fund and discretionary co-investments. These investments included Polaris, Morrison's Asia Pacific cold storage platform it acquired in February via a takeover of SuperFreeze Singapore and US pharmacy logistics platform ...

Macquarie-backed IDA sets up $150m credit warehouse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... teams over the past 18 months. When investing in IDA in late 2024, Macquarie Asset Management head of real estate Asia Pacific James Kemp said IDA is well positioned to grow its platform and capitalise on the increasing demand for flexible development ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making it one of the most sensitive pressure points in the global economy. VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive Arian Neiron said investors are becoming increasingly concerned about the broader effects of the conflict ...

Iran conflict exposes 'fault line' in Australian equities: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Australian equities, with some of the ASX's biggest names driving an outsized share of losses, according to VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive Arian Neiron. Neiron said the sell-off is a reminder that concentration risk, not just market risk, is what ...

T. Rowe Price Australia country head exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... distribution for Australia and New Zealand in December 2025, while retaining her role as head of consultant relations for Asia Pacific, with her expanded remit effective January 2026. Crowe joined the firm in 2019, having previously worked at Allianz ...

Blue Owl says its private credit loan books remain healthy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... defaults in its loans amid rising concerns over the health of the country's private credit sector. Speaking at the Asia Pacific Financial and Innovation Symposium in Melbourne, Blue Owl co-chief executive Doug Ostrover said there is tremendous disparity ...

Macquarie 'preparing for all contingencies' as conflict continues

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... Macquarie Group has said it is preparing for all contingencies when it comes to the Middle East conflict. Speaking at the Asia Pacific Financial and Innovation Symposium in Melbourne yesterday, Macquarie managing director and chief executive Shemara ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... officers and chief financial officers included those who work at life insurance companies. Most surveyed from the Asia Pacific (63%), however, do not expect the US to be in a recession over the medium term. Despite the concerns, 88% of respondent predict ...

Managed accounts increase confidence amid volatility: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... actively considering adoption. State Street Investment Management vice president and model portfolio strategist in Asia Pacific Sinead Schaffer said: "In an environment marked by ongoing economic uncertainty, heightened geopolitical tensions and persistent ...

BNP Paribas AM to turbocharge $2.6tn AUM by 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... ETF products, while $490 billion sits in alternatives. Seventy-six per cent of assets are placed in Europe, 17% in Asia Pacific and 4% in North America. In Asia Pacific, there is currently $446 billion invested in emerging market strategies via joint ...