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Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... Japan, as well as satellite countries. It is also offered with the option to switch between Australian-dollar hedged (to $USD) and Australian-dollar unhedged. Financial Standard first reported about the global strategy earlier this year. It is designed ...

Younger HNWs splashing on art

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... for 91% of collectors. In Hong Kong, millennials were 39% of the respondents. Overall, global art sales climbed 6% to hit USD $67.4 billion. Millennials emerged as active buyers, preferring design objects followed by fine art and antiques. Of all groups ...

Private markets attractive for global institutions: BlackRock

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... from BlackRock shows global institutional investors are turning to private markets. The research - which represents more than USD$7 trillion in investable assets - shows more than half of the 230 institutional clients surveyed intend to reduce their ...

Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... transition fund and the SUSI Asia energy transition fund. The OECD strategy will target 9-12% in returns. It has a capacity of USD $1 billion. The investment team will look for potential investments in areas including large scale solar farms, wind re-powering ...

Are ETFs really the next smartphones?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... thought bubble. It has similarities to how smartphones have become multi-dimensional in their use. His example was the JPMorgan USD Ultra-Short Income ETF - the US-domiciled product has grown assets under management to US$2.5 billion ($3.5bn) in less ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... "If the company meets its production targets in the next year, it could become profitable." For Aussie investors, the AUD-USD spreads add a positive tailwind for holding Tesla Inc. "The Australian dollar has depreciated [against] the US dollar year to ...

Natixis consolidates, appoints executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... the managing director, multi-asset solutions. He was also HSBC Insurance's group chief investment officer, where he managed USD $120 billion across 22 countries. Hughes will join Natixis in December 2018.

ACDC to power new battery ETF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... massive global transformation, adding the global market for advanced battery materials was expected to increase 50% to about USD$33 billion over the next four years. "Battery technology has advanced dramatically and is causing a structural shift in our ...

Swiss asset manager eyes Aussie instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... structures we have to deploy capital in the area," he said. The OECD strategy will target 9-12% in returns. It has a capacity of USD $1 billion. The investment team will look for potential investments in areas including large scale solar farms, wind ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... recent big rate rises? - ultimately slowing growth in emerging economies. And then there's US trade protectionism. The high USD and lower emerging market currencies should work to improve the trade balance against US. But this would only put emerging ...