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AMP expands US credit research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
AMP Capital has appointed four people to its Chicago-based credit research team in a bid to increase its understanding of US high yield markets. Alexander Shire will join the team on 20 July 2015 as senior portfolio manager. He has 15 years of research ...

US family office association expands to Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... leverage the worldwide resources and experience of FOX for the benefit of families in the region." FOX is headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Sydney, and London.

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... contraction, was not a surprise. But perceptions of a rebound in growth since then were tempered by a fall in the May Chicago regional business activity index, into negative territory, and a sharp fall in the University of Michigan's consumer confidence ...

You can forget June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... US dollar would not only restrain "US net exports and economic growth", it would also keep inflation low. This supports Chicago Fed pres Charles Evans' argument for a lift off "until sometime in early 2016" in his speech in Munich overnight. "Inflation ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... certain that the 'transitory factors' that slowed the economy in the first quarter have gone away. This as much was what Chicago Fed pres Charles Evans told his audience at the Columbus Economic Development Board Annual Meeting in Columbus, IN, on 4 ...

From the mouths of Feds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... James Bullard in London: "Zero is no longer the appropriate interest rate for the U.S. economy." Wednesday, 25 March: Chicago Fed pres Charles Evans in London: "Economic conditions are likely to evolve in a way such that it will be appropriate to hold ...

Future Fund fills head of infra vacancy

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... Management in New York, San Antonio (Texas), and Melbourne. She previously held project finance roles with ABN AMRO in Chicago and Sydney. As head of infrastructure and timberland Norris will lead the continued development of the Fund's infrastructure ...

IFM acquires US$5.7 billion highway

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... spans northern Indiana to the Illinois state line and runs for 253 km. It connects highways between east coast cities, Chicago, and western United States. The ITRCC has exclusive toll collection rights on the highway and earns rental income from "roadside ...

NZ Super Fund takes big stake in LanzaTech

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... owns 8.66 per cent, while founder Sean Simpson has retained 1.4%. Founded in New Zealand in 2005 and now headquartered in Chicago, LanzaTech turns waste gas from steel mills into ethanol and other high-value fuels and chemicals. It has 130 staff globally ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... the Bank of Japan unveiled a fresh round of stimulus last week. "Commodities overnight were smashed in London and also Chicago, so that's certainly pushing the materials space down," IG Markets strategist Evan Lucas said. Among the major miners, BHP ...