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Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... participants saw potential downside risks to economic growth and inflation associated with political and economic developments in Europe and some EMEs." There's concern over the flattening yield curve. The yield differential between the 10Y US Treasuries ...

US investment giant acquires global fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... extensive network of financial intermediaries in the US and Hermes' fast-growing client base in the UK, continental Europe and Asia." The acquisition was originally flagged in April and Federated Investments' chief executive J. Christopher Donahue ...

Natixis acquires credit specialist

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
Natixis Investment Managers, a $1.4 trillion multi-affiliate manager, has acquired a credit specialist to expand its real assets offering. MV Credit has invested about $8 billion in more than 500 debt financing deals. The UK-based credit specialist ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
A European law firm is rolling out a new service for asset managers, providing up-to-date legal and regulatory requirements for distributing funds across jurisdictions. Tech-driven, financial services law firm Zeidler Legal Services has launched the ...

Wealth fintech partners with Milliman

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Ignition Wealth has struck a partnership to use Milliman's data expertise in developing its white label digital engagement and financial advice solutions. The two have started work on building advice solutions, with artificial intelligence, machine ...

Chief economist update: Rate hike hawks in RBA dove's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
They're no mere mortals, they're three of the 10 highly-qualified and esteemed experts at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) that currently sits as the CAMA RBA Shadow Board. They are Doctors Mark Crosby, Warwick McKibbin and ...

Software provider wins European asset management mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
A European asset management giant has signed a long-term contract with an ASX-listed wealth management and funds administration software provider. Legal and General Unit Trust Mangers (UTM), has signed a long-term contract with Bravura Solutions, with ...

Former UBS Wealth boss joins LIC board

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... of experience including international stints in wealth management and investment banking with UBS Wealth Management in Europe. She was UBS Wealth Management's UK head from 1999 to 2004. From 1992 to 1998, she headed UBS Investment Bank's European derivatives ...

MyFiduciary partners for compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... he said. "This capability is hard to come by but seeing what Neon has delivered to wealth and asset managers in the UK, Europe and Middle East, we knew it would be the ideal fit for our part of the world." Also commenting, JHC chief risk officer Ed Lopez ...

Macquarie Capital hires Tesla executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... director of business development and market entry for energy products. He established Tesla's energy storage business in Europe, Australia and New Zealand from ground up, including the 129MWh South Australia battery. Tesla's American storage business ...