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New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... organisation Good Return has launched its second impact fund, aimed at supporting marginalised female entrepreneurs across the Asia-Pacific region. The evergreenfund is seeking to raise $10 million from Australian wholesale investors, with a minimum ...

UBS delays climate target to 2035

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... (AOFM) bond issue was over-subscribed with more than $22 billion in bids from 105 investor institutions across Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America. Funds raised from the green bond go towards projects such as green hydrogen hubs, community batteries ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... manages around US$486 billion of assets, recruited Meng from Franklin Templeton. At Franklin Templeton, Meng was chair of the Asia Pacific region, executive sponsor of sustainability, head of global private equity and led the China business. Meng joined ...

Major instos, family offices headline Impact Investment Summit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific is set to be the biggest ever, featuring heavyweights from Macquarie Group, such as Viktor Shvets and former chief executive Nicholas Moore, set to headline this year's event that focuses on scaling investments ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Vantage Family Office is expanding into Australia by launching a capital markets business to serve high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The Asian-based multi-family office platform has set up Vector Capital Management, which will be led by veteran ...

Iress hires wealth tech experts

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Iress, the financial services software and data firm, has made two hires to its Asia Pacific wealth team. Callum Masson and Martin Johnson have been appointed executive general manager of product and technology and general manager of technology respectively. ...

Family offices share sustainable investment preferences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... 17% want to get involved. The vast majority of survey respondents were single family offices, and 51% were headquartered in Asia Pacific. Thirty-two percent have more than $1 billion in assets under management.

Apex on local hiring spree

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... platform is a functionally rich market-leading platform we will be investing in heavily over the next two years," said Apex Asia Pacific regional managing director Nicholas Happell. "By providing clients with optionality when it comes to peripheral technology ...

Axius names executive director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Societe Generale Asset Management's Australian division, where he led the institutional business for Australia & South East Asia. "Phil's comprehensive background in capital raising and investment management perfectly aligns with Axius Partners' ...

PIMCO names wealth management lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Mead as head of Australia. Mead is set to retire after more than 20 years with the fund manager. Mead, also the co-head of Asia Pacific portfolio management, has been with PIMCO since 2003. He will stay on until the end of the year. Watkins was appointed ...