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Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... the direction of the incoming administration. While US President-elect Trump's policy agenda is still evolving to 'make America great again' he has publicly advocated for increased infrastructure spending, a reduction in corporate regulation, and tax ...

Trump makes small beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... optimism - the index gained 3.5 points to 98.4 in November -- that ensued following the victory of the man who vowed to "Make America Great Again!" While higher than even the high range of consensus expectations of between 98.9 and 100, this has already ...

Hedge fund standards board expands APAC team

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... evidence that the Asia-Pacific is becoming a major region in the alternative investment industry, complementing North America and Europe." Throughout 2016, the HFSB saw eight new Asia-Pacific-based manager signatories: Dymon Capital Asia, Graticule Asset ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Mercer's Alexis Cheang hears plenty of verbal commitment from Australian superannuation funds about the development and implementation of sustainable investment strategies. The continued aspiration is welcome, but Cheang believes proper execution and ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
1. Wealth division overhauled in latest NAB restructure Three members of NAB's executive leadership team left the company in July following an extensive organisational restructure which saw wealth management and personal banking brought under the same ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... expensive averaging A$822,000 and cheapest in Hobart at A$360,000. US NFIB small business optimism index Small businesses in America have given Trump the thumbs up. The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) small business optimism index ...

Swiss manager acquires Melbourne property

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... includes assets totaling around CHF 1.5 billion (A$1.32 billion), with 46% of the portfolio held in Europe, 30% in North America and the remaining 24% in Australia. "With this recent acquisition, we are expanding our involvement in the Asia-Pacific region. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... the incentive scheduled to expire at the end of this month, chances are auto purchases would stall as what happened when America's 'cash for clunkers" programme was ended. Japan machinery orders Japan's Cabinet Office reports that core machinery orders ...

Investment managers must find purpose, not performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Investment managers need to move away from the current culture of performance-driven investing towards one that is purpose-driven. This is the key theme of the latest insight from State Street's independent think-tank, the Centre for Applied Research ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
US JOLTS report The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed that job openings in America fell by 97K to 5.53 million in October (in line with expectations) from 5.63 million in the previous month (upwardly revised from 5.49 million), taking ...