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Foord Asset Management enters Australia, mandates EQT

CASSANDRA BALDINI | TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022

... has $10 billion under assets and operates in the UK, Luxembourg, and Singapore. It was launched in 1981 by Foord in South Africa. Foord Asset Management Singapore's chief executive Agnes Cai shared her comments on the partnership. "At Foord, investment ...

Pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022

... bottom 40% of the world's population, while the richest 20 billionaires are worth more than the entire GDP of Sub-Saharan Africa. Today there is 2668 billionaires in the world, 573 more than in 2020, and together they have $12.7 trillion. A worker in ...

Citi welcomes eight new hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022

... Research analyst Howard Penny has joined Citi's real estate team from Anchor Capital where he was a portfolio manager in South Africa. He brings extensive experience spanning the primary and secondary markets with roles at Morgan Stanley and Macquarie ...

Yarra Capital Management hunts distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 11 APR 2022

... to London for the role, Bluzmanis is responsible for advancing Nikko's strategy across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Bluzmanis first joined Nikko in 2015 as managing director and head of distribution. When Nikko's Australian business was ...

AIA appoints risk, transformation roles

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022

... head of group internal audit. Prior to AIA, Schipper was an audit partner in Deloitte's offices in China and South Africa. Mike Thornton vacated the role of chief risk officer, which he held since 2016, to become AIA's chief transformation officer ...

More UHNWIs than ever: Report

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022

... 9.3% in 2021, with an additional 52,000 people entering the fold. North America saw the largest increase with 12.2% while Africa saw the only decline in wealth. Based on the data, Knight Frank expects the number of UHNWIs around the world to grow a further ...

Pinnacle executive joins Plato LIC

CHLOE WALKER | THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022

... where he built an asset management business by partnering with 10 independent boutique asset management businesses in South Africa. Meyer was also previously the founder and chief executive of RMB Morgan Stanley, leading the company to be the number ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022

... Canada, Chile, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US. Australia, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK and US represent ...

CFP Board welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022

The professional body for personal financial planners in the US welcomed its new chair this year. Kamila Elliott took the helm of the CFP Board, becoming the first African American to serve as the chair. Elliott is currently the president of Grid 202 ...

Zurich makes key health appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022

... at TAL and has also held chief medical officer positions at Pacific Life Re, Munich Re, CommInsure and Hannover Life Re Africa. Zurich said Monday will be charged with building out an internal team of doctors to provide Zurich with technical expertise ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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