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First dedicated transition fund for emerging markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Brookfield to ensure alignment investment partners. The capital will be deployed in South and Central America, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. As fund manager, Brookfield Asset Management has been put to work identifying ...

UBS nabs ex-UOB sustainability lead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Global financial services firm UBS has named Jiayun Fang as Southeast Asia social impact and philanthropy lead, group sustainability and impact. Fang has a background in sustainability, social impact, corporate philanthropy, diversity and inclusion ...

Geopolitical risks push APAC family office allocations locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... increase their portfolio liquidity to hedge against risks and reduce exposure to riskier asset classes. Those from Southeast Asia will prioritise reducing exposure to riskier asset classes and then increase liquidity of their portfolios. If cash rates ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... New Forests' Asian investments team in identifying and acquiring investments in the natural capital space in Southeast Asia. He has over 23 years of experience in investment banking and alternative asset investment in Asia across senior roles at ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Major ESG indices have responded to allegations they listed companies with links to the Myanmar military junta. The indices, MSCI, FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones, were used by BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, Northern Trust, State Street and Vanguard to model ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investment fund uses an Australian-funded guarantee to back loans to women. It has enabled over 500 women-led SMEs in Southeast Asia to access $4.43 million in a blended finance model. Good Return Asia manager Diana Tjoeng says gender-driven investing ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... opportunities in sustainable plantation forestry and biodiversity conservation nature-based solutions investments in Southeast Asia. It will enable investment in UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) -aligned impact activities focused on climate ...

Executive appointment roundup: Corporate Citizenship to DBS, UNHCR to TBI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainability consultant Thomas Milburn has left his role at a global business consultancy after 10 years to join Southeast Asia's largest finance group. Milburn joins Singapore bank DBS (previously Development Bank of Singapore Limited) as senior vice ...

Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... 1 August. The new role will lead the transition to net zero on both the lending and wealth management fronts at Southeast Asia's second largest financial services group by assets. CEO Helen Wong said the new role would be focused on strong governance ...

Arup appoints state energy business leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... South Wales and ACT. Briault has worked for more than 20 years for Arup, most recently as principle for the firm's Southeast Asia Energy, Water and Resources business in Singapore. In that role, Briault led the expansion of Arup's Southeast Asia energy ...