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BTIM boosts FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
BT Investment Management reported strong inflows in its half-year performance to March, but fell short of improving its revenue. The Sydney-based international investment firm boosted its funds under management thanks to a record $4.6 billion inflow ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... of international distribution Matthew Shafer said despite keeping a close eye on political and macroeconomic shifts in Europe and Asia, many investors see volatility as an opportunity to outperform the market. More than half (54%) agreed investing in ...

APRA announces promotions, new hires

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
Following the news of a funding boost for the regulator in the latest Budget, APRA added four new senior executives to its leadership team. Melisande Waterford, who has worked with APRA since 1998, will take on the newly-created role of general manager ...

UniSuper chairman steps down, successor appointed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
UniSuper chairman Chris Cuffe is stepping down from the board after six years at the helm of the $60 billion fund. "My time at UniSuper has been dynamic and very fulfilling, and I wish the board and executive team continued success in the future," he ...

Macquarie boosts AUM, earnings flat

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... billion, inched 1% on the prior year. Regionally, some $244.7 billion of these assets are in the US, $103.5 billion in Europe, Middle East and Arica, $84.4 billion in Australia, and the remainder in Asia. The group reported a 7.5% increase in net profit ...

Treasurer opens the way for increased infrastructure spending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... plan to bring the corporate tax rate down to 15%, and the UK's beeline for 17%. "More favourable tax rates in the US, UK, Europe and Asia puts further pressure on our ability to attract investment and for our businesses to remain competitive," Morrison ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Bullish on growth, not so on inflation. This is the unifying message from three of the world's major central banks that met over the past 24 hours. As widely expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept monetary policy settings unchanged - discount rate at ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
"The French complain of everything, and always," Napoleon Bonaparte once said. The French made known their disenchantment with the establishment political parties - both the Republican and Socialist parties failed to garner enough support to make it ...

Macquarie buys UK investment bank for $4bn

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
A Macquarie-led consortium will acquire a UK investment bank for £2.3 billion ($3.9 billion) and merge it with its existing UK infrastructure business. Macquarie, along with the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), purchased the Green Investment ...

4D hires infrastructure specialist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... with him more than 10 years' experience in investing and managing infrastructure asset companies in both Australia and Europe. Prior to joining 4D, Aquilina was working as a strategy and corporate finance consultant and has also previously worked for ...