Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Equip, Catholic appoint acting CIO

Prior to this, she worked at JANA and Perpetual.

Pengana appoints New Jersey-based manager to international funds

“We think that this is a very positive development for our investors – and have a high degree of confidence that they will benefit from strong long-term returns.”

FTSE Russell adds to local team

"Martin and Jo add significant financial market expertise and strong knowledge of the local market to our Investment Solutions business in the Pacific region,"

Fidelity hires sustainability director

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change recently launched the Net Zero Investment Framework, giving institutional investors a guide on implementing net-zero investment strategies.

Former Westpac chief executive in new role

Westpac eventually paid a $1.3 billion penalty, representing the largest civil penalty ever in Australian history.

State Street Hires Ex-KPMG Executive for APAC

He was also the chief operating officer for J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s global investment solutions unit and chief operating officer for Blackrock’s EMEA institutional clients unit.

Malaysia’s PNB appoints former top judge Arifin Zakaria as chairman

PNB had over 300 billion ringgit (US$76.8 billion) of assets under management as of end-2020.

Rest executive to retire, GM appointed

Most recently Murrell held the same role at Resolution Life Australia for close to 18 months.

GQG Partners adds to team

Colm Moynihan has been appointed as associate director of fund operations (Australia), joining from PIMCO Investment Management where he was financial reporting and tax manager.

Research firm launches, hires Macquarie exec

Conversely, the London-based firm works with investment managers to see where in their investment decision-making process can deliver better alpha.

AFA appoints partnerships GM

She previously held roles at BT and Zurich and most recently led marketing efforts at IOOF.

Centrepoint Alliance hires from Morningstar

Centrepoint acquired the financial advice software firm Enzumo in 2020.

Hong Kong bankers are leaving Chinese firms after bonuses

The bank has been investing heavily in mainland China after the Chinese government scrapped caps limiting foreign companies taking full control of local operations.

AMP advice transformation program director exits

AMP confirmed to Money Management that she had left the company last week.

Morningstar appoints director

Her new role includes leading Morningstar's qualitative research

First Sentier adds director

She has more than 15 years of industry experience managing large industrial business units

Pallas hires executive director of lending

Pallas has underwritten over $750 million of transactions to date.

Mercer appoints China wealth business leader

Fred Wen, who joins from Ping An Life, has 15 years of industry experience

UBS AM loses Hong Kong head to KKR

The head of asset management for the Swiss bank is leaving to join the private equity company and help expand its outreach to wealthy individuals.

AMP announces AMP Bank lead

He will be responsible for delivering the growth strategy for AMP Bank, reporting directly to AMP Australia chief executive Scott Hartley, AMP said.

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