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Sally Loane resigns as FSC chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... Commission and its aftermath. In her time, Loane was involved in several key industry projects including the development of the Asia Funds Passport, two Life Insurance Codes and the Stewardship Code for fund managers. Loane said she has been privileged ...

State Street creates head of Australia role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
Intensifying its commitment to the Asia Pacific region, State Street has appointed a long serving J.P. Morgan executive as its first country head for Australia. Joining in the newly created role from next month is Tim Helyar, currently J.P. Morgan's ...

Montgomery adds to global strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... The portfolio's geographic spread is expected to have 50% in the US and Canada, 29% in Europe including the UK, and 21% in Asia Pacific including Japan. Polen Capital Global Small and Mid Cap Fund lead portfolio manager Rob Forker said the firm is excited ...

BlackRock names APAC wealth lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
A former Westpac executive has joined BlackRock to lead its wealth division for Asia Pacific. BlackRock appointed Guilherme Lima to the position of Asia Pacific head of wealth, responsible for developing strategies for wealth management, private banks ...

Ellerston investments chief takes board role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
The chief investment officer of Ellerston Capital has been appointed a director of a $40 billion superannuation manager. As of this month, Christopher Hall sits on the board of Funds SA, the South Australian government's investment corporation that ...

UBS names country head from BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... sponsor for BlackRock Women's Initiative Australasia and at the firm's Philanthropic Committee as well as seats on BlackRock's Asia Pacific Stewardship Committee and a number of diversity and mentoring initiatives. Telfer is currently a member of the ...

Pendal FUM rises despite mandate losses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... in the loss of an $800,000 fixed income mandate after the institutional client moved assets in-house. The UK, Europe and Asia channels also experienced outflows during the quarter from insto clients. These included the loss of a $400,000 UK Dynamic mandate ...

Students opt for healthcare over finance: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... well-paying job (49%), flexible working hours (37%) and training opportunities (36%). CFA Institute managing director for the Asia Pacific Nick Pollard said: "While some graduates don't feel prepared or willing to jump into the job market where it's ...

Global equities ETFs surge

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... differently this year by pouring into ETFs that target exposure to international markets," Vanguard head of ETF capital markets, Asia Pacific Minh Tieu said. "Whether it's because they're optimistic about the global economic recovery or simply wanting ...

Maple-Brown Abbott hires for new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
Maple-Brown Abbott has appointed a global head of emerging markets as it launches a new strategy investing in the space. The boutique hired John Moorhead to the newly created role. He is based in Sydney and will report to chief executive and managing ...