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Labour costs rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
In its 9 March statement, the European Central Bank (ECB) stated that, "A very substantial degree of monetary accommodation is still needed for underlying inflation pressures to build up and support headline inflation in the medium term". However, if ...

BTIM head of sales departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... has about $87 billion in funds under management as at 31 December 2016. It has operations in Australia, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and the United States. It offers more than 50 investment strategies including equities, diversified, property, cash and ...

US corporate debt mandate signed to Aussie manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... in the US market through a double B-rated corporate loan backed security. In Australia you can make about 560bps and in Europe you can make about 600, Carden says. As part of a major growth strategy the investment manager recently won a US corporate ...

Standard Life marks Australian real estate as top performer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
Global asset manager Standard Life Investments says Australia is forecast to be the top-performing commercial real estate market in Asia Pacific. Sydney and Melbourne office spaces are tipped to be the winners "given a resilient Australian economy ...

Compliance and cybersecurity keeping bankers awake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... are their top priorities for the year ahead. The annual study, which canvassed senior executives from about 300 banks in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia Pacific found recruiting and retaining talent (63%), and investing in new customer-facing technology ...

Hastings wins Japanese government mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... worldwide. Overall, Hastings manages $12.8 billion on behalf of more than 70 institutional investors in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia and North America.

BTIM builds out multi-asset team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... broader range of investors seeking greater stability in returns through a diverse portfolio, particularly in the US and Europe." Gonzalez also announced the retirement of JOHCM UK Opportunities Fund manager John Wood and his successors Michael Ulrich ...

Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... pure shareholder approach," Christensen says. AXA Investment Managers launched a new impact-style investment strategy in Europe last week that capitalises on companies promoting gender diversity. The AXA World Funds MiX in Perspectives aims to generate ...

Equitise launches group investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Crowdfunding specialist Equitise is launching a group investment platform giving retail investors opportunities to back start-ups vetted by high-profile venture capitalists and angel investors. The crowdfunding investment platform is collaborating with ...

Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Low-flation at the core The European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep monetary policy steady - refinancing rate at 0%, deposit rate at -0.4%, marginal lending facility at 0.25% -- while at the same time confirming that its asset ...