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Perennial Partners names institutional sales director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
Perennial Partners has appointed Abdul Elhage as an institutional sales director, hiring from BNP Paribas Asset Management where he had a similar role. Elhage has worked in the financial services industry for more than 20 years. Before joining Perennial ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... driven by personal or familial circumstances, has led some to make decisions under pressure," he said. Navigating this environment, therefore, requires balance, especially when clients want to make a substantial investment in real estate. A survey by ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... unknowns", a marked departure from the consensus Goldilocks economic outlook - a benign slowdown and smooth disinflationary environment. Warning that the risks of sticky inflation and an unexpected recession might be underestimated, Miller pointed to ...

BWP, Newmark Property REIT set to merge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... larger merged group with lower gearing, which is particularly compelling given the ongoing elevated interest rate environment and market uncertainty," Noble said. Noble added that after careful consideration, Newmark's independent board committee ...

APAC investors embrace value-added strategies: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... unsurprising to observe the Japan market being favoured by investors as an institutional safe haven amid a high-interest rate environment," Delaunay said.

Macquarie consortium bids for technology firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... the same time, the Independent Bid Committee notes that, since the company was listed, an uncertain macroeconomic environment, including higher inflation and interest rates, has led to a significant change in capital market sentiment regarding companies ...

Finnfund names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
Hanna Loikkanen will become chief investment officer of Finland's state-owned development financier and impact investor. Loikkanen, a seasoned financial services executive with over 30 years of experience, has been on the fund's board since May 2020. ...

ASX selected to develop local carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
The Clean Energy Regulator has selected ASX as a partner to undertake "exploratory work" on the development of a carbon exchange to launch later this year. The carbon exchange is intended to allow for the trading, clearing and settlement of Australian ...

Infrastructure's diversification benefits timely: Clearbridge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... utilities. "Utility and wireless towers companies in the S&P 500 Index sold off roughly 10.5%, creating a challenging environment for infrastructure portfolios built around these steady, defensive and income-producing businesses," Langley said. "At the ...

BlackRock to cull 3% of global workforce

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
BlackRock is laying off around 3% of its global workforce to best position itself for a "new environment," chief executive Larry Fink and president Rob Kapito announced in a memo sent to staff on January 9. "As we prepare for 2024 and this very exciting ...