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MIRA to acquire waste management firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... $3.45 per share, representing a 33% premium on the target company's one-month average share price. Head of MIRA Asia-Pacific Frank Kwok said the proposal recognises BINGO's achievements and position in the marketplace, with a strong asset base ...

Morningstar executive joins JANA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
Morningstar's former director of risk management in Asia Pacific has been appointed as a consultant in JANA's operational consulting team. Eleanor Cheng has over 15 years' experience in operational risk management and prior to joining Morningstar was ...

Westpac earnings take hit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... to lenders mortgage insurance. Furthermore, the bank recorded an accounting loss of $113 million on the sale of Westpac Pacific along with transaction costs and divestments. However, Westpac noted these losses were offset partially due to a net gain ...

Schroders buys stake in debt manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... pedigree and strong knowledge of the family office market demonstrated by RF Group is incredibly powerful," Schroders Asia Pacific co-chief executive Chris Durack said. "The joint venture will enable us to offer new debt solutions to a wider client set ...

Foreign capital driving property market: RCA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... to Real Capital Analytics. Speaking at the launch of Real Capital Analytics' Sydney office, head of analytics for the Pacific region Ben Martin-Henry said foreign capital has driven the market. "Deals like 100 Market Street in Sydney went to offshore ...

Value managers fight back: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... energy, financial and materials sectors, helping drive the index upwards. Head of portfolio management for Mercer in the Pacific Ronan McCabe commented the latest findings show the recovery in value stocks. "While we don't know whether the current ...

Nuveen APAC lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... lineup, which includes bidding farewell to its division head for Australia. After one year of heading the Australia and Asia Pacific real estate business, managing director Nick Evans has left the firm, Nuveen confirmed in a statement. He first joined ...

New lead for Mercer Sentinel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... planning, and I'm confident this will be a seamless transition." Baker joined Mercer Sentinel as the leader for Asia Pacific, and moved on to become the head of governance, legal and risk consulting. He previously held senior roles at the ASX, BNP ...

Honan launches reinsurance offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... region." Singapore was selected as the location for the launch of Honan Re due to its reputation as the insurance hub of Asia Pacific and what the company described as a strategic geographical position in relation to the Asian, Australian, European and ...

ETP demand soars, unlisted unit trusts retract

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... to $96 billion (US$73.1bn) at the end of 2020. Looking at strategic-beta ETP products specially, demand across the Asia Pacific region outpaced the rest of the world. The research house found that VanEck consolidated its position as the dominant player ...