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Perpetual names planned post-acquisition executive lineup

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... Americas. London-based JO Hambro chief executive Alexandra Altinger has been appointed to lead Perpetual's UK, European and Asian asset management business. Elsewhere, Adam Quaife has been appointed chief distribution officer, Paul Chasemore will be ...

Janus Henderson announces board changes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... proportion of the Asia Pacific region's Q3 performance," the firm said. "This year, however, Australia lagged behind its Asian counterparts, with Taiwan driving the 18.7% underlying growth in the region." Previously anchored by the mining industry, which ...

Man GLG launches Asia Opportunities Fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... applies a concentrated long-only strategy that is style agnostic. It will invest in equities either listed on exchanges in the Asian region, or which derive most of their revenue from the Asian region. The fund aims to achieve a gross return of 3-5% ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... the nation. "This in turn will help support the Australian economy by making our exports more competitive as it did in the Asian crisis, tech wreck, and the GFC," he noted. He also believes the softening of China's zero Covid policy, which he predicts ...

Westpac updates on strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... Panorama, Westpac said it is reviewing its options. The bank is also focused on geographic simplification, consolidating its Asian operations to one office in Singapore. Also, commenting on the termination of the sale agreements with Kina Bank for the ...

Investment teams hire two men for every woman: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... ethnicity has dropped from 39% in 2021 to 32%. Black investment professionals comprise just 2% of teams, while representation of Asian and mixed groups sit at 23% and 4%, Redington said. Still, 58% of survey respondents said they believe their investment ...

Aviva Investors appoints head of APAC

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... Callendar said: "Richard brings over 20 years of experience, exceptional leadership skills and strong relationships with major Asian institutions, including SWFs, pension funds, insurers and GFIs." "His wealth of experience and expertise will be invaluable ...

KKR, Mubadala in $1.6bn APAC partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... capital solutions to meet the rising demand of borrowers. We look forward to playing an even larger role in helping to meet Asian businesses' growing financing needs." Mubadala manages assets on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, with a portfolio ...

Abrdn launches active sustainable Asian ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... sustainable ETF, the first of what it calls a series of sustainable actively managed ESG offerings. The abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF (ASX: ASAO) is designed to provide investors with "high capital growth over the medium to long term ...

Hejaz launches Sharia-compliant ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
... Sharia-compliant investments. It invests primarily in developed markets around the world, primarily Europe, North America and selected Asian markets, including Australia. Meanwhile, the Hejaz Property Fund (HJZP) applies an ethical overlay to invest ...