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Apollo secures Hostplus mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... origination to source high-quality opportunities across the yield spectrum. It will focus on Australia, India, Singapore, South Korea, and Hong Kong, with select deployment in other parts of the region. Apollo said the dedicated strategy will bring its ...

Mirae to launch local ETF suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Mirae Asset Global Investments will make a big play for the local exchange-traded fund market, confirming it will launch a suite of products before the end of the year. The US$229 billion Korean asset manager is due to launch Global X, an ETF specialist ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US. Australia, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK and US represent the seven ...

New study on precious metal hedge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... Rennes School of Business in France and Sang Hoon Kang and Seong-Min Yoon from Pusan National University in the Republic of Korea recently published their findings in the Applied Economics journal. "What precious metal commodities most largely spillover ...

Korean pension fund spends in Sydney

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
The National Pension Service of Korea is now one of the co-owners of Sydney's Darling Quarter. Allianz Real Estate, on behalf of NPS and Allianz, has acquired 50% of Commonwealth Bank Place, also known as Darling Quarter. The two paid $630 million for ...

Emerald City becomes hot spot for investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
CBRE's latest APAC Investor Intentions survey has revealed that Sydney is now the fourth most preferred destination for APAC cross-border investment. The survey, which covers all asset types, found that most investors (60%) intend to make more acquisitions ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... for, and timing of, reductions in the level of monetary policy stimulus." Rising inflation has also prompted the Bank of Korea to raise interest rates in November - the second in three months. Financial markets now bet that the RBA wouldn't be far behind. ...

Citi Australia wins custody mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... Australia as its provider of custody and fund administration services for its Australian funds management business. The South Korea based fund manager said Citi was selected for its international and local market expertise, post-trade technology and ...

Mirae Asset Global Investments adds to team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
The $284 billion South Korean asset manager has made two appointments as it grows its local presence. Olya Zenchenko joins Mirae Asset as marketing manager and Rose Nguyen as an alternative fund analyst. Zenchenko was previously digital marketing manager ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... up many ESG issues like equal access to healthcare and vaccinations, and worker safety. Overseas, China, Japan and South Korea made a commitment to reduce emissions in late 2020, while the US re-signed the Paris Agreement last January. The United Nations ...