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Asset managers ride the storm: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... volatility experienced over the past 12-18 months has not led to a significant rethink of their growth plans. Specifically, 21% of APAC respondents said they expect their assets under management to significantly grow, independent of changes in market ...

Ontario Teachers' appoints head of APAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... will continue to be based in Singapore. In the new role, Crane will lead investment activities and portfolio management in APAC across OTPP offices in Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Singapore. Crane was hired in 2020 as OTPP's first Singapore office employee ...

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... manager clients, stepping up to meet their increasing commercial requirements." Meanwhile, abrdn deputy chief executive of APAC Ian Macdonald said the partnership will help drive efficient, client-led, sustainable growth while delivering the best outcomes ...

The boomer boom is over: AUSIEX

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
As Baby Boomers exit the workforce, all wealth industry participants need to rise to the challenges and opportunities presented by the great intergenerational wealth transfer, AUSIEX chief executive Patrick Salis says. According to AUSIEX's latest research ...

Allianz Retire+ makes key appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... Allianz Retire+ team as national platform and research relationship manager is Robert Coulter, previously head of clients, APAC at Ignition Advice. Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said: "Robert brings over two decades ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Santos has admitted that its retired offshore oil and gas field Legendre has been leaking gas for a decade, throwing into doubt investor abilities to meet net zero plans. Methane gas - a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide - has ...

APAC now most active region for VC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
APAC venture capital (VC) assets under management climbed to $1.21 trillion in September last year, surpassing North America's $1.04 trillion. According to Preqin's Alternatives in APAC 2023 report, since the pandemic, APAC has overtaken North ...

Growth, quality stocks to outperform: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
BlackRock iShares APAC head of investment strategy Thomas Taw says the US Fed are "sort of" engineering a recessionary-type scenario, so the investment giant is tilting defensively toward growth and quality companies. As interest rates increased across ...

Co-heads take charge of FI&C at BNP Paribas APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... co-heads of the FI&C client line. They will focus on delivering and growing the FI&C Client Line strategy and franchise in APAC. Williamson will take the reigns on financial intermediaries and corporates client strategy in North Asia and Greater China. ...

HNW population sees biggest decline in decade

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... lower. Elsewhere, Asia Pacific HNWIs are catching up to those in North America, with a 4.9% delta between North American and APAC HNWI population growth and a 4.7% difference in financial wealth last year narrowing North America's dominance. Within the ...