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EQT Group dumps Iress bid

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... strong market share and a very loyal customer base driven by its market-leading software solutions," EQT chair of Asia Pacific Thomas Von Koch said. "We have not come across any red flags during our due diligence but were not able to sufficiently confirm ...

Pension fund backs Aussie insurance distributor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... proposition and our commitment to the long-term growth of the business." Also commenting, OTPP senior managing director Asia Pacific Ben Chan said the investment is consistent with the pension fund's strategy of investing in leading financial services ...

PNG regulator denies Westpac Pacific sale

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... Guinea's consumer regulator, the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC), has denied Westpac's sale of its Pacific business to Kina Securities. Kina Securities was set to pay $420 million for Westpac Fiji and 89.91% of Westpac PNG Limited ...

Whitehelm Capital sells to German manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... The Whitehelm acquisition triples PATRIZIA's infrastructure AUM to about EUR 5 billion, broadens its footprint in Asia Pacific and accelerates its goal to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, the firm said. PATRIZIA is aiming for a mid-term goal of ...

Adviser ETF take-up continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... because they only use actively managed funds and that they do not know enough about them. VanEck chief executive and Asia Pacific managing director Arian Neiron said that strong performance of ETFs is the number one reason for advisers' take-up ...

Fund manager names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... two years. In total, he spent over nine years at Natixis, serving in executive roles such as head of strategy for Asia Pacific and chief operating officer. The appointment enables IML investment director Anton Tagliaferro to focus on the investment side ...

APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
Sixteen of Australia's pension funds are among the world's largest, with the Asia Pacific region clocking the largest rate of growth last year despite COVID-19. New research from the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments shows the assets ...

Natixis appoints Australia, New Zealand head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... offshore alternatives strategies to Australian investors. She will report to Natixis Investment Managers head of Asia Pacific, Fabrice Chemouny. Commenting on her appointment, Watson said: "I'm very pleased to have commenced in my new role as country ...

Northern Trust appoints local head

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... Northern Trust has named a new Australia and New Zealand lead, replacing Angelo Calvitto who recently became the head of Asia Pacific. From October 1, Leon Stavrou will be the new head of the Australia and New Zealand business. He was most recently a ...

Mercer hires regional endowments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... Investments director. Rebekah Dunn is Mercer's new head of endowments and foundations, responsible for overseeing the Pacific region. Dunn spent over 11 years at Russell Investments, most recently as its head of for-purpose director, where she worked ...