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Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
Global insurers are rethinking their investment strategies, with 60% revising strategic asset allocations (SAA) to prioritise flexibility and new opportunities, according to a BlackRock study. In its annual Global insurance report, BlackRock indicated ...

Morningstar manager selection services lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
The director for manager selection services at Morningstar has left the firm after more than seven years. Aman Ramrakha initially joined the research house in 2018 as the director of manager research ratings for APAC before he was appointed to his current ...

BNP Paribas wins UniSuper mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
UniSuper has selected BNP Paribas to provide triparty collateral management services for its global trading activity. BNP Paribas' Securities Services will help UniSuper meet its initial margin rules obligations, which require financial institutions ...

No bubble risk in Sydney housing market: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
Despite a price correction since the highs of 2020 and 2021, Sydney's housing market remains overvalued but is not at risk of a bubble, says UBS. The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index ranks Sydney at 16th of 25 international cities in terms of housing ...

Prime Super acquires utilities provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
The $6.7 billion Prime Super has acquired a utilities provider in which Macquarie Group held a stake. Active Utilities provides electricity, gas, and water, as well as end-to-end billing and customer support services. It operates 75,000 utility meters ...

PGIM Real Estate, Point Capital partner on property portfolio

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
Via a new joint venture, PGIM Real Estate and Point Capital will develop a portfolio of residential properties for rent in Australia. According to the firms, the joint venture, incorporating two of PGIM Real Estate's flagship Asia Pacific value-add ...

Family offices feeling optimistic about 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
Hopes are high for global family offices as Citibank's latest report records overall optimism for the next 12 months, notwithstanding concerns about inflation and geopolitical strife. According to Citibank's Global Family Office Survey Insights 2023 ...

BNP Paribas reappointed as custodian for wealth platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
BNP Paribas' Securities Services will remain custodian for HUB24, the platform rapidly gaining market share. As part of the renewed mandate, BNP Paribas will extend its local and global custody services to HUB4, continuing a partnership that began ...

Priority Advisory Group, Wise Planners merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
Two financial advice firms both backed by AZ NGA will merge to provide holistic as well as workplace financial advice. Priority Advisory Group and Wise Planners (which also operates under Lifestyle Financial Services), will operate under Priority's ...

Count welcomes chief financial officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... recently serving as general manager, business service and finance transformation at Australian energy infrastructure business APA Group. The appointment follows the resignation of chief financial and operating officer Laurent Toussaint in July. He is ...