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Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... opportunities in events like this, Thomas adds. From a UK equities perspective, the executive points out that about 75% of FTSE companies' revenues are generated overseas. A hard Brexit or no deal would most likely see a currency depreciation meaning ...

Growth spurs new hires at Australian Unity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... Investment Management, before joining Legal and General Investment Management - the £984 billion investment management arm of FTSE 100 British financial services company Legal and General.

BennBridge boutique launches small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... Companies fund from 2006 to 2017. Warren joined him in 2010. During their reign, the fund returned 435% versus the benchmark FTSE Small Cap Index of 114%. The new fund will sit alongside the team's £500m ($920.3m) UK absolute return strategy.

Vanguard to launch new ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... and energy. It is the lowest cost global infrastructure ETF currently available, Vanguard said. It is benchmarked to the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure Index (with net dividends reinvested). "The addition of these ETFs provides additional building ...

Chief economist update: US bond yield jump made FTSE slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
The FTSE 100 index fell by 0.4% on September 13 - the day when the Bank of England (BOE) met and announced no change in monetary policy settings, keeping the bank rate at 0.75% (after the 25bps lift in August). While the BOE's move was widely expected ...

Pendal builds global executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... committee after a two-decade-long career in financial services. In his most recent role, he was the global chief risk officer at FTSE 250 alternative asset management group Intermediate Capital Group PLC. He has previously worked as Aviva Investors' ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... with a management expense ratio of 0.2%. The ETF will be slightly cheaper at 0.18%. Vanguard confirmed the fund tracks the FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index. The global aggregate bond fund is set to charge ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... that this is because of US equities' outsized weighting in the MSCI index (around 54%). The Stoxx-50 index (-3.7%), the FTSE-100 (-1.7%) and the Nikkei-225 (-2.2%) are all down this year to date. The sharp depreciation in many emerging market currencies ...

Software provider wins European asset management mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... long-term contract with Bravura Solutions, with the deal set to ensure the £983 billion investment management arm of the FTSE 100 British financial services company uses Bravura's Sonata wealth management platform. Legal and General Investment Management ...

Chief economist update: Italy and Spain an emerging ECB problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... of US dollar strength, it's also due to the political uncertainty that's emerging in Italy and Spain. Italy's FTSE MIB index has dropped by 8.7% from the 2018 high set on May 7 and the yield on it 10-year bonds jumped to 2.53% - the highest ...