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Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... to US political pressure and hit pause after the exit of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM), which has over 300 members, announced it would suspend operations to review its model ahead of US President-elect Donald ...

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... management firms see a proliferation of risks - and investment opportunities in 2025. Members of the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM) have spotted concentration risks in the US, geopolitical risks raising prospects of 'grey swans,' and inflation ...

Wellington client exec departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
One of the world's largest privately held asset managers has farewelled a senior executive who has been with the firm for two decades. Charles Davies has retired from the $1.2 trillion investment manager where he was a relationship manager in the ...

BlackRock makes US$12bn acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... HPS' Scot French and Michael Patterson, will lead the new division to develop a financing solution for alternative asset managers utilising BlackRock's resources. The trio will also join BlackRock's Global Executive Committee with Kapnick to be assigned ...

Australian Retirement Trust primed for growth: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... Patrick has built a strong, experienced investment team complemented by a stable lineup of strategically selected asset managers, particularly in the public markets portfolio. It said this allows the internal teams to focus more on its internalised private ...

BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard sued over climate stance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... and Peabody Energy are responsible for more than 30% of all the coal produced in the US. The lawsuit claims the asset managers' involvement in the companies led to them producing less coal but charging more for it. For instance, from 2019 to 2022 Peabody ...

New PGIM chief executive named

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... including private credit," Sullivan said. "Under David's leadership, PGIM has grown to become one of the premier global asset managers in the world, well known for its public and private markets investment expertise, with assets under management growing ...

FCA changes bonds, derivatives transparency rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... third-party research and execution services, provided that the firm meets certain requirements. "Under current rules, UK asset managers are prohibited from purchasing research with bundled payments (whereby payments for execution and research are combined) ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... State Steet Australian country head Tim Helyar said the mandate shows that State Street Alpha "provides value to asset managers and owners, of varying complexity and scale," looking to streamline their investment process and deliver efficiencies across ...

Asset managers need to improve performance: Morningstar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
Morningstar's industry pulse for asset managers Q3 2024 found that while fund outflows have improved, the gains may be cyclical. Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler said since 2024, price performance for ASX-listed asset managers has been mixed. "GQG ...