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Canadian pension fund names new CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... arm's length investment mandate. Beaudoin joined PSP Investments' natural resources team in 2012. As head of Asia Pacific and Europe, he oversaw a C$8 billion natural resources portfolio and presided over several major deals, including controlling ...

BlackRock's Chantal Giles expands role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... commercial initiatives with the most strategic clients, focusing especially on global and cross-border clients in the Asia Pacific region, according to the company. Giles has been with BlackRock for 17 years. In her current role, she oversees the firm's ...

Fidelity picks Southeast Asia lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... a key growth area for the coming years. In the role, he will report to Fidelity International managing director, Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan), Damien Mooney who recently returned to the fund after 13 years at BlackRock. Commenting on the appointment, Mooney ...

Apollo scoops up Argo Infrastructure Partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... 2013 by Jason Zibarras. In 2019, Argo hired Melannie Pyzik as managing director and head of investor solutions for Asia Pacific, as it looked to cement relationships with local institutions. She joined from QIC where she had served as an investment specialist ...

Biodiversity loss, climate front of mind for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... 100 case study. And of the issuers with cattle-related activities, half were connected to Brazil through BIAT. The Asia Pacific region is more financially exposed to palm oil, rubber, and pulp and paper, the report found. Human rights violations, including ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... successful case studies of company engagement in the fight against slavery. Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific (IAST APAC) published its annual report this week highlighting investor engagements with companies against modern slavery ...

Veteran ESG lead rejoins abrdn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... rival asset manager, Sheela Veerappan has rejoined abrdn as senior sustainable investment director and head of its Asia Pacific sustainable institute. Veerappan was with abrdn for just over a year before departing for a role at Nikko Asset Management ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... will provide significant operational efficiencies and reduce risk as we continue to grow." Charles River head of Asia Pacific and Middle East Vinayak Bhat said the cloud-based, open architecture of its investment management solution provides an operating ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia into the 51st state of the United States," he told the ABC in August. The US is flexing its military muscle in Asia Pacific more than ever, establishing outposts in the form of naval bases and airfields strategically encircling China and Taiwan. ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability as new climate laws come into force. Tessa Dann has taken the helm as head of sustainable finance for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB). Her promotion is part of the bank's ongoing expansion of sustainable ...