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11 October 2018

Australian Unity hires new senior exec

Published by Money Management – 11th Oct 2018

Australian Unity Wealth and Capital Markets has appointed Yvonne Chu, former senior technical services manager at Colonial First State, as its new head of technical services.

11 October 2018

China to become biggest retail deposit market: GlobalData

Published by Money Management – 11th Oct 2018

China is set to overtake the US to become the biggest retail deposit market globally in 2021, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.

10 October 2018

GPIF appoints Russell Investments Japan as a foreign bond transition manager

Published by Asia Asset Management – 10th Apr 2018

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has named Russell Investments Japan Co Ltd (Russell Investments Japan) as a transition manager for its foreign bond investments, the pension fund says in a statement on April 4.

9 October 2018

Value Partners opens Kuala Lumpur office

Published by Asia Asset Management – 9th Oct 2018

Value Partners Group (Value Partners), a Hong Kong-based asset manager, hopes to leverage its newly-established Kuala Lumpur office to launch more investment products for the Southeast Asian market.

8 October 2018

Mason Stevens, Franklin Templeton launch SMA

Published by Money Management – 8th Oct 2018

Mason Stevens has announced the launch of the Franklin Concentrated Global Equity Ex-Australia Model Portfolio, a separately managed account (SMA), to its investment and administration service.

8 October 2018

Holzberger to retire from QSuper

Published by Money Management – 8th Oct 2018

QSuper chief investment officer, Brad Holzberger, has announced his intention to retire at the end of September 2019, with the fund commencing a global search for his replacement.

5 October 2018

Fidelity launches first active ETF in EM “honeypot”

Published by Money Management – 5th Oct 2018

Fidelity International is set to launch its first active ETF, the Fidelity Active ETF Global Emerging Markets Fund, on the Australian Stock Exchange at the end of the month, giving investors access to 30 to 50 emerging markets stocks.

5 October 2018

Societe Generale to issue NT$1.6 billion green bond in Taiwan

Published by Asia Asset Management – 5th Oct 2018

Societe Generale (SocGen), a Paris-based financial services provider, has became the first foreign lender to be granted approval by the Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission to issue Taiwanese dollar (NT$) denominated green bonds in the country.

4 October 2018

Value Partners’ robo firm loses licences

Published by Fund Selector Asia – 4th Oct 2018

Value Partners Technology Systems no longer has its licences in Hong Kong after the regulator removed them last month.

4 October 2018

IOOF’s Kellett to lead Financial Services Partners

Published by Money Management – 4th Oct 2018

IOOF has chosen an industry veteran, Geoff Kellett, to head up Financial Services Partners following the completion of IOOF’s acquisition of the ANZ wealth business.