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Barclays to axe jobs worldwide, exit Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... 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 in China, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Japan and India." Barclays ...

Industry fund backs US toll road

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... well with the fund's asset growth. To support the fund's activities in co-investments, we are expanding our internal resources including hiring a specialist infrastructure manager," Fok said. A Cbus statement said infrastructure co-investments provide ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... ongoing job gains and declining unemployment, showed further improvement and confirmed that underutilization of labor resources had diminished appreciably since early this year." Needless to say, reduced "underutilization of labour resources" would eventually ...

Canadian pension funds keeping eyes on Aussie infra

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... portfolio. In terms of infrastructure, Australia makes up 8.3% of that PSP investment portfolio. Meanwhile in its natural resources portfolio PSP said it had formed a platform to further invest in Australian cattle assets by committing to a joint-venture ...

Another Aussie jobs surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
Despite growing worries over China, commodity prices, Fed policy and the slow transition from resources to the non-mining sector of the economy, the Australian labour market remains resilient. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that ...

Martin Currie completes PK Investment Management deal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016
... in the development of our Japanese long/short capability. By capitalising on the combined strength of our collective resources we can further establish ourselves as a leading manager in this specialist area." Kirby said: "We are delighted to be joining ...

GBST appoints new MD as chair retires

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... rely on us for dependable products to help them manage market, legislative and technology change. "We will focus our resources on products where we have immediate opportunities and markets where we have proven capability. I look forward to building on ...

Lazard global equity fund receives first rating

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... investing in companies that the team believes have reliable or forecastable earnings. It does not generally invest in banks, resources or tobacco stocks. The team believes that revenues of banks and resources are inherently more unpredictable and therefore ...

Did ECB under-deliver or markets over-expect?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... financial instability, increase the political vulnerability of the central bank and risk encouraging poor allocations of resources in markets and throughout the economy." Likewise, what message would the ECB intimate to financial markets if it goes all ...

UBS small cap SIV fund gets Zenith tick

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... criteria. It gives investors access to an actively managed, core style, portfolio of small cap stocks. Zenith noted the "resources afforded to the small companies team is a competitive advantage for the Fund," and that "the Fund is one of the very few ...