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Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... time when economic activity is again losing momentum and fears that another recession is nigh is mounting. In Germany - Europe and the Eurozone's largest economy - another recession is just one quarter away. German GDP growth contracted by 0.1% in ...

Time to reset member return expectations?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
Research house Rice Warner has openly questioned whether superannuation funds should begin resetting the return expectations of members. With difficult economic headwinds prevailing, Rice Warner is concerned superannuation funds have made a rod for ...

Northern Trust hires from State Street

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... management responsibilities across APAC while at State Street. He will now work with Northern Trust's clients across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Northern Trust is the sixth-largest custodian in Australia, with an 11.5% share of Australia's ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
"A significant degree of monetary stimulus continues to be necessary to ensure that financial conditions remain very favourable and support the euro area expansion, the ongoing build-up of domestic price pressures, and, thus, headline inflation developments ...

Whitehelm launches infrastructure fund locally

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... investment manager launched an Australian-domiciled version of its global infrastructure fund. Whitehelm Capital's Europe-based Listed Core Infrastructure Fund is now available as an Australian-domiciled investment option for the growing number of ...

Pendal hires State Street exec

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... subsidiary J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM), shortly after Alexandra Altinger was named chief executive for the UK, Europe and Asia businesses. Good was most recently State Street's executive vice president, and chief growth and strategy officer ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
"Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa." Translated into the quotee Francis Bacon's - English philosopher, statesman and essayist - mother tongue, "The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going ...

Pension fund to buy British Steel

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... British Steel has a history that goes back 150 years through different owners. In its most recent iteration, Tata Steel Europe (formerly known as Corus) sold its long steel products business to Greybull Capital in 2016.

KPMG names financial services head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... around four and half years at Barclays, where he most recently served as director of retail and business banking for Western Europe, after earlier heading up global distribution and core retail banking. His time at the bank was preceded by a two year ...

M&G sets up shop down under

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... core real estate in Australia, as well as helping us to meet increasing local client demand for real estate investments in Europe and Asia," he said. Two senior appointments from last year are attached to the development; Chris Andrews was named head ...