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Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... geopolitical situation since World War II." "You have the terrible war in Ukraine and Russia. What's going on in the Middle East is terrible. You have Iran, maybe on the verge of nuclear weapons, North Korea sending troops," he said. "We have a world ...

Macquarie AM puts money in Aussie real estate investment firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... (MREP Asia 1). The fund has a strong focus on pension and sovereign wealth funds across Australia, Canada and the Middle East and targets "strong structural macroeconomic drivers" through a diversified portfolio. Macquarie AM head of real estate Asia ...

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... School where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1966. While at Harvard, he won a fellowship that took him to Egypt and the Middle East where he studied Islamic law and became fluent in Arabic. He went on to create and endow the Bonderman Fellowships at ...

Ares launches private markets fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... of assets under management with over 3100 employees operating across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

Bennelong refreshes board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... of experience in alternative investments, hospitality, real estate and media sectors in Australia, Europe and the Middle East. Bennelong chief executive John Burke unveiled the refreshed board as he paid tribute to McMahon's tenure at the asset manager. ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... bottoming in China's property market though." Geopolitical risks remain high, Oliver said, as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are expected to rage on. "'Maximum pressure' from Trump to resolve the war in Ukraine and Iran's nuclear aims could see ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... and the LA Times report. "The [Obama] administration built secret drone bases and other facilities in Africa and the Middle East, and added troops and warships in the western Pacific. It also moved troops and equipment to eastern Europe to counter a ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... significant operational efficiencies and reduce risk as we continue to grow." Charles River head of Asia Pacific and Middle East Vinayak Bhat said the cloud-based, open architecture of its investment management solution provides an operating model that ...

IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... commodities-especially oil-conflicts, civil unrest, and extreme weather events have led to downward revisions to the outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia and that for sub-Saharan Africa." The IMF prediction that in five years from now, global ...

Jupiter AM awards distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... to help it grow internationally and bid for local insto money. Singapore-based Richard Hooper, who is the head of Middle East, Africa, and Australia at Jupiter, said this partnership with IDP is an important step for the company as it seeks to increase ...