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Pension systems and ageing populations at crossroads

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... more than 40 indicators to gauge their adequacy, sustainability and integrity. It included diverse countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, this year examining Malaysia and Argentina for the first time.

TH Real Estate launches US Cities fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... Regional Mall Fund. Mike Sales, head of Europe and Asia at TH Real Estate and Chris McGibbon, head of TH Real Estate Americas will lead co-lead the unified business. "We've been offering cross-border investment solutions for years, but having a unified ...

Morningstar introduces global risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... healthcare, industrials, real estate, technology, telecommunications and utilities. Regions included in the model are developed Americas, developed Asia-Pacific, developed Europe, emerging Americas, emerging Asia-Pacific, emerging Europe and emerging ...

AMP Capital acquires largest underground parking system in the US

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... joint venture, the parking system was owned by specialist operator LMG2. Commenting on the purchase, AMP Capital head of Americas infrastructure Dylan Foo said: "Millennium Garages is the first North American asset for AMP Capital's global infrastructure ...

Instos turn to smart beta in low-return world: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... their usage of smart beta to meet their alpha goals. This varies regionally, however: 39% of institutions surveyed in the Americas (and 31% in EMEA) were already using smart beta strategies, and 75% of those reported a "moderate-to-significant improvement ...

Pillar enters blockchain

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... demographics, regulatory focus on driving efficiency, data analytics and cyber security. EY technology strategy leader for the Americas, Paul Brody, said blockchain was the most important software breakthrough in 50 years. "In six months you're not going ...

AMP Capital COO made redundant in restructure

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... around three regions - Australia and New Zealand, the North-West region (which includes Europe, India, Middle East and the Americas) - appointing an executive to lead each region. AMP Capital will also bring its operations and finance functions under ...

MetLife reports 2015 earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... executive and chairman Steven A. Kandarian said. Reinforcing this, the MetLife statement added: "Operating earnings in the Americas decreased 7%, and 5% on a constant currency basis. Operating earnings in Asia were up 6%, and 16% on a constant currency ...

Australia carbon reporting quality on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
The quality of carbon reporting by Australian companies is higher on average than those in Europe, the Americas and relative to Asia-Pacific neighbours, according to KPMG research. The KPMG Corporate Responsibility Reporting Survey 2015 identified the ...

Barclays to axe jobs worldwide, exit Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... confirmed these changes in a public statement, saying that "We will close offices in nine countries across Asia, the Americas and EMEA. "In Asia, we will continue to provide expertise and resources to clients who have cross-border requirements from offices ...