Press

26 February 2019

Credit Suisse Shuffles Management

Published by Finews Asia – 26th Feb 2019

Credit Suisse is shaking up its top management following a three-year restructuring under CEO Tidjane Thiam. A top executive is heading for Asia.

25 February 2019

Key CBA executive departs

Published by Money Management – 25th Feb 2019

The Commonwealth Bank’s group general counsel and group executive, Group Corporate Affairs, Anna Lenahan is leaving the big banking group.

25 February 2019

Alliance Bernstein makes retail sales appointment

Published by Money Management – 25th Feb 2019

Alliance Bernstein (AB) has appointed David Blair as a regional director of New South Wales and South Australia in its retail sales team.

25 February 2019

Australia’s Future Fund posts lowest ever return in 2018

Published by Asia Asset Management – 25th Feb 2019

Future Fund, Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, posted its lowest return on record last year as its investments were hurt by declining stock markets and the US-China trade war, with the head of its board predicting that long-term returns will be lower than in recent years.

22 February 2019

Boutique manager targets more instos

Published by Money Management – 22nd Feb 2019

Boutique fund manager, Prime Value Asset Investment Management, which is aiming to expand its institutional investor client base, has announced the appointment of Peter Murphy, ex-chief executive of Christian Super, to its expanded client services team.

22 February 2019

Platinum AM posts lower revenuePlatinum AM posts lower revenue

Published by Money Management – 22nd Feb 2019

The challenging investment market in the second half of last year saw Platinum Asset Management’s total revenue down by close to 30 per cent decrease (28.5 per cent) compared to the previous corresponding period.

21 February 2019

Tencent JV plans second fund in Hong Kong

Published by Fund Selector Asia – 21st Feb 2019

A number of Chinese firms have launched money market funds in Hong Kong this year as investors lean toward safe assets.

21 February 2019

Pinebridge names new APAC CEO

Published by Fund Selector Asia – 21st Feb 2019

The firm’s AUM sourced from Asia-based clients accounts for around 55% of total assets.

21 February 2019

Alternatives giant Ares raids UBS for Asia push

Fund Selector Asia – 21st Feb 2019

US firm Ares Management has poached UBS Asset Management’s Greater China institutional client head, sparking a reshuffle at the Swiss fund house.

20 February 2019

Ausbil launches new fund

Published by Money Management – 20th Feb 2019

Fund manager Ausbil has launched a new product – an Active Dividend Income Fund which it describes as combining a core and tactical allocation approach to generating higher dividend income, paid to investors in monthly distributions.