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Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... no regulation but do abide by codes of conduct developed by industry groups. Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Singapore all place prohibitions or moratoriums on the use of existing results, even sometimes including ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... the last three years and are projected to continue during the next three years. These include China, India, Indonesia, Ireland and Malaysia. Conversely, countries with significant pension assets and high mandatory contributions but with lower real economic ...

BlackRock boosts Australian distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... head of wealth for iShares in Australia. Waterworth first joined BlackRock in 2010 as a vice president of iShares UK and Ireland sales teams and corporate strategy based in London. He went on to work in directorship roles at Societe Generale and its ...

MainstreamBPO given green light for offshore acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
MainstreamBPO has received regulatory approvals from the Central Bank of Ireland and the Cayman Investment Monetary Authority to acquire an international fund administrator for US$5 million. As previously flagged in May, MainstreamBPO entered into a ...

Beware creative debt packaging: Robeco

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... perspective sits at 'neutral.' The household sector being quite leveraged at 125%, and well above the level of Spain and Ireland before the financial crisis however, indicated as a "warning sign," Meijers said. In the long-term Australia's debt sustainability ...

Ignition Wealth expands leadership team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... Wealth Advisory Board. Ignition Wealth started it's European expansion last month with a new office in the Republic of Ireland, hoping to capitalise on what Fordree sees as a strong correlation between the firms technology and capabilities and the Irish ...

Australian investment firm opens London office

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... variety of products including its flagship global long/short strategy as an Australian listed investment company and an Ireland-domiciled UCITS fund. Commenting on the firm's two-year anniversary, chief investment officer Jacob Mitchell said the step ...

Ignition Wealth begins European expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
Ignition Wealth is opening in the Republic of Ireland with a view to expand further into Europe. Ignition Wealth chief executive Mark Fordree said the advice firm recognises a strong correlation between its technology and capabilities and the Irish ...

AMP Capital partners for Irish healthcare assets

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... Capital partnered with an Irish investment manager to establish a new investment vehicle targeted at primary care centres in Ireland. The new vehicle, Valley Healthcare, is jointly managed by AMP Capital and Irish Life Investment Managers. The centres ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... Brexit negotiations: 1. Clarity 2. Control of our own laws 3. Strengthen the Union (Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) 4. Maintain the common travel area with Ireland 5. Control of immigration 6. Rights for EU nationals in Britain, and British ...