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ING investment in digital to see 5800 job cuts

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
ING Group has announced it will be cutting 5800 jobs in Europe as the bank seeks to reduce costs and invest further in its digital transformation. Speaking at the ING Group Investor Day in Amsterdam, chief executive Ralph Hamers announced an investment ...

Funds management giants in historic merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Two major global managers have agreed to an all-stock merger of equals. Henderson and Janus Capital, post-merger, will be known as Janus Henderson Global Investors. The combined entity will represent over US$320 billion in assets under management and ...

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
MSCI head of Research Remy Briand has countered a recent paper from AllianceBernstein which suggested passive investing is "worse than Marxism." The original paper, spearheaded by Bernstein Investment Research and Management head of global quantitative ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... quantitative easing performed by certain central banks has had a comparable unintended result. According to Taylor, banks across Europe - especially the weaker ones - have been the biggest losers; profits fell as low interest rates squeezed loan margins ...

Budgets with more super tinkering are possible

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... optimistic about a Trump presidency, minus the latter's views on trade. He also sees Italy as the country that may undo Europe's economy, not Brexit.

Unlisted ag funds hit $22bn

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
The unlisted agriculture fund sector has hit $22 billion in assets under management, according to Preqin research. This makes agriculture now the second-biggest industry in the natural resources fund sector behind energy. This was largely driven by ...

Engage tech, engage clients: report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... 80% employ just one dedicated person for managing social media communications. Barbara Wall, managing director of Cerulli Europe, says this needs to change in order to effectively service today's client demands. "Asset managers have traditionally been ...

TH Real Estate launches US Cities fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... aims to provide investors with diversified and defensive income returns by only investing in 'future-proof cities' across Europe. "We believe that highly-focused, sector-specific strategies and local execution are the keys to consistent outperformance ...

DTCC to cut GTR fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will reduce fees for its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service. The costs associated with using the service will drop by up to 20% for clients leveraging the solution for Monetary Authority of Singapore ...

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016