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CountPlus firm makes acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has continued to carry out its extensive growth strategy with a further "tuck-in" acquisition. Melbourne-based member firm O'Brien Accountants & Advisers has acquired the accounting services of Hillard O'Donnell ...

Chief economist update: Japan's five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
However it's measured, economic growth has rebounded in the Land of the Rising Sun from the depths of the huge contraction recorded in the June 2020 quarter. Japanese GDP surged at an annualised rate of 22.9% in the September quarter (from a 29.2% ...

Amazon Web Services expands Australian operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will open a second infrastructure region in Australia next year, assisting the financial services industry to run applications and serve end users from data centres around the country. The AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region ...

BNY Mellon names country head

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
BNY Mellon Investment Management has appointed a new lead for its Australian business. Former chief executive of boutique asset manager Glennon Capital, Paul Bolinowsky, is the new country head for Australia. Bolinowsky will be responsible for the strategic ...

Man GLG launches Asia strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Man Group's discretionary investment management engine, Man GLG, has launched an Asia (ex-Japan) equities strategy headed by its newest portfolio manager. Andrew Swan joined the group as head of Asia (ex-Japan) equities in August and will lead the high ...

Link takeover heats up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
A Nasdaq-listed firm has one-upped the Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group consortium bid to acquire Link Group. SS&C Technology Holdings is offering $5.65 per share to acquire 100% of Link via a scheme of arrangement. Link shares closed at $4.96 ...

Cbus expands clean-energy holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Cbus has completed the acquisition of a renewable energy asset with the help of a consortium. The partnership with Capital Dynamics and other investors acquired a direct undisclosed interest in two solar photovoltaic (the process of converting light ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." Although already debunked as incorrect by Sinologists, this quotation attributed to John F. Kennedy regained ...

NAB wins custody mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... billion in total assets under custody for Australian investors, after being overtaken first by Northern Trust and at last count by Citigroup.

J.P. Morgan names new APAC equity strategy head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
J.P. Morgan has confirmed the appointment of a new chief Asia Pacific equity strategist. Jason Steed will step into the role, based in Sydney. Steed has been with J.P. Morgan for more than a decade. Prior to this latest promotion, he led the Australian ...