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GAM hires from BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... securities strategies, GAM said. It's not just Australia where GAM is interested in furthering its presence, but the Asia Pacific region as a whole. Just last week the manager announced it would open a Singapore office, to be headed by former Templeton ...

Investors move to thematic funds

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... returns over the period," Morningstar's director of manager research practice Wing Chan EMEA & Asia said. In the Asia Pacific region, Chan said technology, ESG-related, electrical vehicles and renewable energy themed products were all popular with investors. ...

Vanguard appoints fund administrator

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... dministrator for its superannuation offering that it expects to launch later this year. On April 28, a consortium including Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group withdrew their October 12 bid to acquire Link. Link is currently in the process of listing ...

PEXA to IPO in June

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... 5pm on May 30. Previously, Link rejected takeover proposals from private equity firms including a consortium comprising Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group as well as SS&C. The proposals were for 100% of Link Group however (including its stake ...

J.P. Morgan makes key APAC appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed a lead strategist for sustainable investing in the Asia Pacific region. Tomomi Shimada has been appointed lead APAC sustainable investing strategist, in what J.P. Morgan said is part of its ongoing commitment ...

JANA appoints head of sustainability

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... will focus on managing climate risks for clients. She has worked as a regulatory counsel at State Street Bank in Asia Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Prior to this, she was an investigator in enforcement and financial crime division of ...

State Street names sales executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... Hoult's appointment marks his return to State Street. He previously worked at State Street Global Markets where he was Asia Pacific head of agency execution. The new role sees Hoult working with asset managers and asset owners to identify where State ...

Keep COVID-19 in perspective: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... distracted from other issues. China overtook the US on GDP four years ago, Ruthven said. He projects that by 2025, Asia Pacific will account for 36% of global GDP. Currently, Asia Pacific accounts for 34%. The region's percentage of global GDP has ...

BTIG names co-heads of APAC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
BTIG has appointed two co-leads for the Asia-Pacific business, as well as a chief strategy officer. Andrew Dalgleish and Trevor Harrison were named co-heads of BTIG Asia-Pacific, while Samuel Leung is the new chief strategy officer of BTIG Hong Kong. ...

IOOF awards $23bn passive mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... with significant resources relative to smaller competitors." Also commenting, Invesco senior managing director and Asia Pacific lead Andrew Low said: "This partnership will deliver our market-leading indexing capabilities to IOOF's nationwide adviser ...