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AMP Capital boosts Infrastructure Equity team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... him a valuable addition to AMP Capital's global Infrastructure Equity team," said AMP Capital head of asset management, Europe, David Rees. "Phil's diverse background means he has a unique perspective on delivering shareholder value and his appointment ...

QIC appoints global fixed income director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... Investments. In his new role, Nicholson will develop QIC's global liquid strategies capability, focusing on markets in Europe, the UK and US. He will report to QIC managing director, global liquid strategies Susan Buckley, who said: "Paul has a wealth ...

Yellen speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
It's live! It'll be one of those Septembers to remember. This, Virginia, is if you believe many (not most) of the post-Jackson Hole commentaries that littered world wide web dissecting US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's words. She said so many things, so many ...

LIC helped by high gold and cash exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Listed investment company Hunter Hall Global Value delivered an investment portfolio return of 12.3% last financial year, outperforming MSCI World by 11.9%. The LIC also produced an after tax profit of $30.5 million. Hunter Hall Global Value chairman ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Australia construction work done A sharp 9.0% drop in engineering in the June quarter accounted for all of the 3.7% fall in the value of total construction work done in the three months to June - worse than market expectations for a 1.9% fall. The value ...

Flat Australian dividends help case for global diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... down in the UK too. Alex Crooke, Head of Global Equity Income at Henderson Global Investors said: "Encouraging growth in Europe is helping to balance the global picture for dividends. Any weak spots in the region have been company-driven, or owing to ...

Local hedge funds fighting for insto attention

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Local hedge funds are still battling super funds' preference to look offshore for alternatives exposure, according to Hedge Funds Rock and The Australian Hedge Fund Awards co-founder Kim Ivey. Ahead of the awards night in September, Ivey said this is ...

Global ETPs see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Global exchange traded products (ETPs) recorded their best monthly flows since December 2014, according to BlackRock's July ETP Landscape Report. The world's largest asset manager reported global ETP flows of $55.2 billion for the six months to end ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Australia sales of new motor vehicles Total new car sales decreased by 1.3% to 98,062 units in July following a 3.5% increase in the previous month driven by a 5.2% drop in passenger vehicles that negated increases in sales of sports utility vehicles ...

Standard Life appoints RI analysts

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... an independent sustainability consultant, having been head of ESG research business development for the UK and Northern Europe at MSCI. He has also held roles at Risk Metrics, Innovest and New York Climate Rescue. Sophie Rahm, meanwhile, joins Standard ...