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BT Financial Group divests Ascalon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... known as Austock. While Ascalon has a strong record as a leading incubator and partner of boutique fund managers in Asia Pacific, BT Financial Group has decided it is no longer a core business and has decided to exit, Westpac said. GDG will make an initial ...

Pension fund awards custody mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) appointed BNY Mellon as its global custodian for fixed income. BNY Mellon Asia Pacific head of asset servicing Rohan Singh said the deal affirmed the value of the firm's integrated servicing and data solutions ...

Australia behind when it comes to pay transparency: AXA IM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... report shows remuneration accounted for 68% of its votes against management in Australia, outstripping the Eurozone, Asia Pacific and North America. Global attention has moved away from solely focusing on aligning executive rewards with share price performance ...

Industry fund cuts property portfolio emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... ranking Australian fund, receiving a BBB-rating and ranking 13th in the world. It is also the highest ranking fund in Asia Pacific.

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... a C-rating. Australia also had no funds receive a rating of X, while more than 40% of the remaining funds in the Asia Pacific did. The top 10 was dominated by European funds, with Sweden's Fjarde AP-Fonden ranking first with a AAA-rating. The Netherlands' ...

Pendal appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... and was responsible for the development of research and commentary about investment themes and trends across the Asia Pacific. Pendal chief executive for Australia Richard Brandweiner said he is confident Serhan will provide the leadership required to ...

CCIV draws mixed reception: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... percent said the CCIV initiative will be "slightly effective" in fostering growth in cross-border investing activity in Asia Pacific Thirty-four percent said it will be "moderately effective" and only 10% believed it was "highly effective." The Federal ...

VC firm launches new credit fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... making experience to Australia through the partnership," Simha said. "Viola Credit is interested to expand into the Asia Pacific region and we see the opportunity to do this with partners. OneVentures is our first partner in this region and will additionally ...

T. Rowe Price names new APAC distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
T. Rowe Price has announced a new lead for its Asia Pacific distribution business following the promotion of Scott Keller. Currently head of the Asia ex Japan institutional business, Nick Trueman has been appointed head of Global Investment Management ...

BNP Paribas product lead joins RBC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
RBC Investment and Treasury Services recently strengthened its Asia Pacific product team, creating a raft of new roles and recruiting from BNP Paribas Securities Services, BT Financial Group and State Street. RBC has appointed former BNP Paribas Security ...