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TIAA appoints Franklin Templeton co-president

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
A former co-president at Franklin Templeton will join TIAA Global Asset Management in January as chief operating officer. Vijay Advani, who will also be appointed president, was an instrumental figure at Franklin Templeton for 21 years. He oversaw long-term ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... annual rates of growth. India RBI policy decision Contrary to widespread expectations for a rate cut, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left the repo rate unchanged at 6.25% following its 7 December policy meeting. Most analysts expected the RBI to cut ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Australia is falling behind its global counterparts when it comes to returns to economy and performance of built assets, according to the 2016 Global Build Asset Performance Index. Released by Arcadis and developed in conjunction with the Centre for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... respectively. Imports increased by 0.5% in the twelve months to October. Hong Kong lifted its purchases from: Korea (39.7%), India (38.2%), the US (11.7%), the Philippines (10.4%) and Singapore (9.9%). Imports from China and Japan declined by 8.0% and ...

Russia and India sign investment partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have overseen a signing ceremony to create a US$1 billion fund for Russian investment in Indian business. The fund is a partnership between the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) ...

Global investment landscape needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Fund manager Capital Group says the new global marketplace created by increasing media products and their distribution channels means investors need to rethink the underlying makeup of companies. Capital Group investment director Andy Budden told a ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
Germany trade balance Germany's trade surplus expanded by 2.6% to €20.0 billion in August - in line with market expectations - from July's €19.5 billion surplus as exports grew by much more than imports over the month, 5.4% versus 3.0%. Germany's ...

New fund of funds taps Indian equity specialists

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... offering, the Jaipur India Growth Fund, is a fund of funds exposing investors to three of the five leading asset managers in India - Birla Sun Life Asset Management, SBI Funds Management and Unit Trust of India. Each constituent manager is an Indian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Australia lending finance Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a sharp 9.0% increase in the total value commercial finance commitments in July, more than reversing the 8.2% drop in the previous month. The increase was driven by ...

New fund tapping into Indian equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
India Avenue Investment Management Australia has taken advantage of the recent surge in India's economy by launching a new unlisted investment fund. The India Avenue Equity Fund is an open-ended fund with the ability to hold up to 30% cash, allowing ...