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Chief economist update: Japan to double down on stimulus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
It won't be long now until cherry blossoms start blooming in Japan. But just like these blossoms' short-lived wonder, the Land of the Rising Sun's economic recovery through various crises going back to the late 1980s-early 1990s proved to ...

Global net zero framework launched

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change has launched the Net Zero Investment Framework, providing institutional investors with a guide to implementing a net-zero investment strategy. Building on the IIGCC's existing body of work, the framework ...

Bellmont expands distribution capability

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Bellmont Securities has hired a sales manager of adviser solutions in a bid to expand its managed accounts offering. Ben Bell joined the Sydney-based firm this month, recently working at Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) as an associate director in ...

Clime, Bristow to face court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
The unfair dismissal claim brought by Clime Investment Management's former chief investment officer against the firm and its former chief executive has progressed, with a hearing now scheduled for August. Clime Investment Management and Rod Bristow ...

More women in workforce with greater paternity leave: ASI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
Ahead of International Women's Day on Monday, Aberdeen Standard Investments is calling for reform to parental leave policies to increase women's participation in the work force, saying increased paternity leave means more women in work. A research paper ...

Yarra Capital acquires Nikko AM Australian business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... particular in Japan where we have achieved significant growth in recent years." Nikko AM president and co-chief executive Hideo Abe said the partnership takes Nikko's commitment in Australia to the next stage. "We are confident that our investment ...

Standard Life Aberdeen sells 196-year-old brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Following the pair's strategic partnership in 2018, Standard Life Aberdeen will sell the Standard Life name to Phoenix Group as part of a revised deal. Standard Life Aberdeen, which has a 14% stake in Phoenix Group as part of the partnership, entered ...

Two ASI executives out the door

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has lost two of its executives with their roles being absorbed by the other team members. Former institutional director Andrew Heyden spent just shy of 15 years at ASI before departing the firm at the end of 2020. ...

GQG sees spectacular FUM growth

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
The global equities boutique swelled its assets by over $45 billion in 2020 amid a year of good performance. GQG Partners, which is a part of ASX-listed multi-boutique Pacific Current Group, now has $86.9 billion in total funds under management, according ...

ASI appoints new APAC chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced a new chief executive to lead the Asia Pacific region. Rene Buehlmann has been named chief executive of APAC, effective 1 March 2021. Buehlmann will succeed Hugh Young, who is taking on a new role as ...